Laurențiu is a
Romanian
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**Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language
**Romanian cuisine, traditional ...
masculine
given name
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of
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
origin. It is used in
Romania
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. The name was derived from the Roman surname
Laurentius
Laurentius is a Latin given name and surname that means "''From Laurentum''" (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 Christianit ...
, which meant "from Laurentum".
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 ...
was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between
Ostia and
Lavinium
Lavinium was a port city of Latium, to the south of Rome, midway between the Tiber river at Ostia and Antium. The coastline then, as now, was a long strip of beach. Lavinium was on a hill at the southernmost edge of the ''Silva Laurentina'', a ...
, on the west coast of the Italian peninsula southwest of
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
.
Notable people with this name include:
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Laurențiu Constantin
Laurențiu Constantin (born 12 July 1963 in Constanța) is a former Romanian rugby union player. He played as lock.
Career
Grown in the RCJ Farul Constanța youth team, along with his younger brother Ștefan he formed a lock combination that was ...
, rugby player
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Laurențiu Fulga, author
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Laurențiu Profeta, composer
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Laurențiu Rebega
Laurențiu Rebega (born 20 February 1976) is a Romanian politician and since 2014, a member of the European Parliament (MEP).
In the European Parliament, Laurentiu Rebega is a full member of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (CO ...
, politician
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Laurențiu Reghecampf
Laurențiu Aurelian Reghecampf (born 19 September 1975) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is currently in charge of Azerbaijan Premier League side Neftchi Baku.
Playing career
Club
Reghecampf was born in Târ ...
, footballer
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Laurențiu Streza Laurențiu Streza (; born Liviu Streza; October 12, 1947) is a Romanian cleric, a metropolitan bishop in the Romanian Orthodox Church.
Born in Sâmbăta de Sus, Brașov County, he attended grade school in his native village from 1954 to 1961. His f ...
, metropolitan bishop
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Laurențiu Țigăeru Roșca, politician
Romanian masculine given names
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