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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 ...
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). It is possible that the place name ''Laurentum'' is derived from the Latin ''laurus'' ("
laurel Laurel may refer to: Plants * Lauraceae, the laurel family * Laurel (plant), including a list of trees and plants known as laurel People * Laurel (given name), people with the given name * Laurel (surname), people with the surname * Laurel (mus ...
"). 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 Laurence (died 2 February 619) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury, serving from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianization, Christianise the Anglo-Saxons from their native An ...
, 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 Dame Laurentia McLachlan, OSB, ''née'' Margaret McLachlan, (11 January 1866 – 23 August 1953) was a Scottish Benedictine nun, Abbess of Stanbrook Abbey, and an authority on church music. She became posthumously known to a wide public when po ...
, Benedictian nun, Great Britain, 1866–1953 In Byzantium: *
Joannes Laurentius Lydus John the Lydian or John Lydus ( el, ; la, Ioannes Laurentius Lydus) (ca. AD 490 – ca. 565) was a Byzantine administrator and writer on antiquarian subjects. Life and career He was born in 490 AD at Philadelphia in Lydia, whence his cognomen ...
, Byzantine writer on antiquarian subjects In Poland: *
Wawrzyniec Grzymała Goślicki 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 ...
, 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 Laurentius Paulinus Gothus (10 November 1565 – 29 November 1646) was a Sweden, Swedish theologian, astronomer and Archbishop of Uppsala. Biography Gothus was born Lars Paulsson at Söderköping in Östergötland County, Sweden. In 1588, Gothus ...
(1565–1646), Swedish theologian, astronomer and Archbishop of Uppsala *
Laurentius Petri Laurentius Petri Nericius (1499 – 27 October 1573) was a Swedish clergyman and the first Evangelical Lutheran Archbishop of Sweden. He and his brother Olaus Petri are, together with the King Gustav Vasa, regarded as the main Lutheran reformers ...
(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 Henrik Laurentius Helliesen (20 December 1824–22 July 1900) was a Norwegian civil servant and politician. Helliesen was born in Bodø in Nordland county, Norway. He studied law and earned his law degree at the University of Christiania in ...
, 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 Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel". A homonymous Etruscan name was borne ...
(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 ...
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Lorcán Lorcan or Lorcán is an Irish language male given name, meaning 'little fierce one' and may refer to: *Lorcan Allen (born 1940), Irish farmer and former Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála TD *Lorcan Cranitch (born 1959), Irish actor * Lorcan Dempsey (born ...
(Irish) *
Laur Laur, officially the Municipality of Laur ( tl, Bayan ng Laur), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija in Central Luzon region of Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,263 people.. Laur is locat ...
(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 Lavrentiy (russian: Лаврентий) is a Russian masculine given name. *Lavrentiy Beria, Soviet politician * Lavrentiy Tsanava, Soviet politician See also * Lavrenti (given name) * Lavrentis (name) *Laurentius (disambiguation) Laurentius is ...
, Russian) * Лаврентiй, Лаурентiй (
Lavrentiy Lavrentiy (russian: Лаврентий) is a Russian masculine given name. *Lavrentiy Beria, Soviet politician * Lavrentiy Tsanava, Soviet politician See also * Lavrenti (given name) * Lavrentis (name) *Laurentius (disambiguation) Laurentius is ...
, Ukrainian) * Λαυρέντιος ( Lavrentios, Greek) *
Laurence Laurence is an English and French given name (usually female in French and usually male in English). The English masculine name is a variant of Lawrence and it originates from a French form of the Latin ''Laurentius'', a name meaning "man from ...
(English, French) *
Lawrence Lawrence may refer to: Education Colleges and universities * Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan, United States * Lawrence University, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States Preparator ...
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Larry Larry is a masculine given name in English, derived from Lawrence (given name), Lawrence or Laurence. It can be a shortened form of those names. Larry may refer to the following: People Arts and entertainment *Larry D. Alexander, American arti ...
, Lawrie (English) *
Loran LORAN, short for long range navigation, was a hyperbolic radio navigation system developed in the United States during World War II. It was similar to the UK's Gee system but operated at lower frequencies in order to provide an improved range u ...
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Loren Loren is a given name, nickname and surname which may refer to: Given name Men * Loren Acton (born 1936), American physicist and astronaut * Loren C. Ball (born 1948), amateur astronomer who has discovered more than 100 asteroids * Loren M. Ber ...
(Turkish) * Lorens (Scandinavian) *
Lorentz Lorentz is a name derived from the Roman surname, Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum". It is the German form of Laurence. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Lorentz Aspen (born 1978), Norwegian heavy metal pianist and keyboar ...
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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 h ...
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Lenz Lenz may refer to: Places * Lenasia, Gauteng Province, South Africa, a township often called Lenz * Lantsch/Lenz, Canton of Grisons, Switzerland, a municipality * Lenz, Hood River County, Oregon, an unincorporated community * Lenz, Klamath County, ...
(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 Lourenço is a town and district in the Brazilian municipality of Calçoene, in the interior of the state of Amapá. The main economic activities of the town is gold mining. It is one of the oldest mines in Brazil. History Gold mining in Lourenç ...
(Portuguese) * Lourens (Afrikaans) * Lőrinc (Hungarian) * Laurențiu, Lorint (Romanian) * Lauris (Latvian) *
Laurynas Laurynas is a Lithuanian masculine given name and may refer to: *Laurynas Beliauskas (born 1997), Lithuanian basketball player *Laurynas Birutis (born 1997), Lithuanian basketball player * Laurynas Gucevičius (1753–1798), Polish-Lithuanian arch ...
(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,
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 ...
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Voranc Voranc is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Prežihov Voranc Prežihov Voranc (10 August 1893 – 18 February 1950) was the pen name of Lovro Kuhar, a Slovene writer and communist political activist. Voranc's ...
(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)


See also

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Laureano Laureano is a male name and a surname, both deriving from la, Laurentius, meaning " laurelled". Alternate spelling include Laurean (Romania, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Brazil, France, Mexico, Yugoslavia) and Laurian (Romania, Italy, Fran ...
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Laurean Laureano is a male name and a surname, both deriving from la, Laurentius, meaning " laurelled". Alternate spelling include Laurean (Romania, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Brazil, France, Mexico, Yugoslavia) and Laurian (Romania, Italy, Fran ...
- Laurian * Lorena (name) *
Laura (given name) Laura is a traditionally feminine given name in Europe and the Americas, of Latin origin, whose meaning ("bay laurel") is a metonym for a victor, and an early hypocorism from Laurel and Lauren. Origin and usage The name Laura is the feminized ...
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Laurel (given name) Laurel is a unisex given name. The name is of English origin from the Latin ''Lauras'' with the meaning referring to the laurel tree. Various names related to Laurel are Laura, Lauren, Lori, and Lorraine. Another related name would be the Germanic ...
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Lauren Lauren may be a given name or surname.The name's meaning may be "laurel tree", "sweet of honor", or "wisdom". It is derived from the French name Laurence, a feminine version of Laurent, which is in turn derived from the Roman surname Laurentius. ...
* Laurie (given name) * Lorie (disambiguation) *
Lorrie (given name) Lorrie is a usually feminine name which may refer to: Given name or shortened name * Lorrie Collins (1942–2018), American country music, rockabilly and rock-and-roll singer * Lorrie Cranor, American professor and director of the Carnegie Mellon ...
* Lauri (given name) *
Lauro (disambiguation) Lauro is a town in Italy. Lauro may also refer to: * Lauro, an ancient town in Hispania that has been identified by some historians as modern-day Lora de Estepa * Antonio Lauro, a guitar player and composer * Lauro (footballer, born 1973), Lauro A ...
* Lauret (disambiguation) *
Laurus (disambiguation) ''Laurus'' is a genus of evergreen trees belonging to the laurel family, Lauraceae. Laurus may also refer to: * Laurus (book), a 2012 Russian novel Eugene Vodolazkin *Laurus Škurla (1928–2008), First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outsi ...


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