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Baby Name Laurence |
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| Meaning of Laurence - What does the name Laurence means? |
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| lor-ens |  |
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Boy Name |
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Scottish |
| Name Meaning: |
From the Latin Laurentius (from Laurentum), which is from Laurentum, the name of a town in Latium that is probably derived from laurus (laurel). The name was borne by St. Laurence the Deacon, who was martyred in Tome in 258. When ordered to hand over the church's treasures, he presented the sick and the poor. For this, he was roasted alive on a gridiron. Labhrainn is the Gaelic form of the name |
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African-American, English, French, Irish, Scottish |
| Pet forms: | Larry |
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