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Laurentum Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Roman writers regarded it as the original capital of Italy, before Lavinium assumed that role afte ...

''" (a city near Rome). It is possible that the place name ''Laurentum'' is derived from the Latin ''laurus'' (" laurel"). People with the name include: In Early Christianity: * Lawrence of Rome, Saint Laurentius of Rome (died 258), Italian deacon and saint, born in Spain In Catholicism: * Antipope Laurentius (r. 498-506), antipope of the Roman Catholic Church * Laurence of Canterbury, archbishop of Canterbury known as Saint Laurentius * Lárentíus Kálfsson (1267-1331), bishop of Hólar, Iceland, 1324–1331 * Laurentius Abstemius, Italian writer, Professor of Belles Lettres at Urbino, and Librarian to Duke Guido Ubaldo under Pope Alexander VI * Laurentia McLachlan, Benedictian nun, Great Britain, 1866–1953 In Byzantium: * Joannes Laurentius Lydus, Byzantine writer on antiquarian subjects In Poland: * Wawrzyniec Grzymała Goślicki, Laurentius Grimaldius Gosliscius, (1530–1607), Polish bishop, political thinker and philosopher best known for his book ''De optimo senatore'' In Lutheranism: * Laurentius Andreae, Swedish clergyman and scholar * Laurentius Paulinus Gothus (1565–1646), Swedish theologian, astronomer and Archbishop of Uppsala * Laurentius Petri (1499–1573), Swedish clergyman and the first Evangelical Lutheran Archbishop of Sweden * Laurentius Petri Gothus, the second Swedish Lutheran Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden *

Paul Laurentius Paul Laurentius (March 30, 1554 – February 24, 1624), Lutheran divine, was at Oberwiera, where his father, of the same names, was pastor. From a school at Zwickau he entered (1573) the University of Leipzig, graduating in 1577. In 1578 he be ...

(1554–1624), Lutheran divine *

Laurentius Christophori Hornæus Laurentius Christophori Hornaeus or also known as Lars Christophri Hornæus (1645 – April 27, 1719), was a priest of the Church of Sweden. He was the parish vicar of Torsåker and Ytterlännäs, Sweden, and known for his role during the Torsåke ...

, minister and witch hunter in Torsåker and Ytterlännäs, Sweden In other fields: * Henrik Laurentius Helliesen, Norwegian Minister of Finance in several periods between 1863 and 1883 * ''Laurentius'' (weevil), a beetle genus in the tribe

Apostasimerini Apostasimerini is a tribe of flower weevils in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. There are over 240 genera and nearly 1700 described species in Apostasimerini. Genera found in North America * '' Acentrinops'' Casey, 1920 * '' Amerc ...

* Laurentius "Lou" van den Dries, Dutch mathematician

Variants of Laurentius

Variants (in various languages) include: * Lars (Germanic languages) *

Labhrás Labhrás is an Irish given name derived from the Roman surname, Laurentius. Notable people with the name include: * Labhrás Ó Murchú (born 1939), Director-General of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann * Labhrás Mag Fhionnail (baptized 1852–1923 ...

, Lorcán (Irish) * Laur (Estonian) * Laurens (Dutch, French) * Lauri (Estonian, Finnish) * Laurits (Danish, Estonian, German) * Lauritz (Danish, Norwegian) * Lárus (Icelandic) *

Laurent Laurent may refer to: *Laurent (name), a French masculine given name and a surname **Saint Laurence (aka: Saint ''Laurent''), the martyr Laurent **Pierre Alphonse Laurent, mathematician **Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent, amateur astronomer, discoverer ...

(French) * Лаврентий, Лаурентий ( Lavrentiy, Russian) * Лаврентiй, Лаурентiй ( Lavrentiy, Ukrainian) * Λαυρέντιος ( Lavrentios, Greek) * Laurence (English, French) * Lawrence, Larry, Lawrie (English) * Loran, Loren (Turkish) * Lorens (Scandinavian) * Lorentz,

Lorenz Lorenz is an originally German name derived from the Roman surname Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum". Given name People with the given name Lorenz include: * Prince Lorenz of Belgium (born 1955), member of the Belgian royal family by hi ...

, Lenz (German) * Lorenzo, Lorente, Llorente (Italian, Spanish) *

Laurenti Laurenti is a surname. It may refer to: People *Adolfo Laurenti (1856-1944), Italian sculptor *Camillo Laurenti (1861–1938), Italian cardinal *Cesare Laurenti (engineer), Italian designer of submarines influencing HMS ''Swordfish'' (1916) *Cesar ...

(Italian) * Լորիս ( Loris, Armenian) * Lourenzo (Galician) * Lourenço (Portuguese) * Lourens (Afrikaans) *

Lőrinc Lőrinc is a Hungarian given name. It is a cognate of English '' Laurence'', a name derived from a form of the Latin '' Laurentius''. Lőrinc may refer to: *Lőrinc Galgóczi (born 1911), Hungarian field handball player, competed in the 1936 Su ...

(Hungarian) *

Laurențiu Laurențiu is a Romanian masculine given name of Latin origin. It is used in Romania. The name was derived from the Roman surname Laurentius, which meant "from Laurentum". Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia an ...

, Lorint (Romanian) * Lauris (Latvian) * Laurynas (Lithuanian) * Llorenç (Catalan) *

Vavrinec Vavrinec ( hu, Lőrincvágása, until 1899: ; rue, Ваврінець) is a village and municipality in Vranov nad Topľou District in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 136 ...

(Slovak) * Vavřinec (Czech) *

Wawrzyniec Wawrzyniec is a Polish masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Wawrzyniec Cyl (1900-1974), Polish footballer * Wawrzyniec Grzymała Goślicki (circa 1530-1607), Polish nobleman * Wawrzyniec Mitzler de Kolof (1711-1778), Polish ...

(Polish) *

Lovro Lovro is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: *Lovro Artuković (born 1959), Croatian painter and graphic artist who primarily paints large scale figurative canvases * Lovro Benić (born 1994), Croatian footballer *Lovro Cv ...

, Lovrović,

Lovre Lovre is both a surname and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Goran Lovre (born 1982), Serbian footballer *Harold Lovre (1904–1972), American politician Given name

*Lovre Čirjak (born 1991), Croatian f ...

(Croatian) * Lovrenc,

, Voranc (Slovenian) *

Lorik Lorik is a predominantly Albanian masculine given name, it is derived from the Latin name Laurentius. Notable people bearing the name Lorik include: * Lorik Ademi (born 2001), Swedish footballer *Lorik Cana Lorik Agim Cana (; born 27 July 19 ...

, Laurent, Laurat (Albanian)

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