Lorenc is both a surname and a given name, from Lorenz in
German
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* Germany (of or related to)
** Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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, 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 Christian ...
. Notable people with the name include:
Surname
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(1925–2015), Polish rower
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Jan Lorenc
Jan Lorenc is a Polish-American designer and author. Born in Jaśliska, Poland in 1954, he immigrated to the United States at the age of 8. He formed Lorenc Design in 1978 in Chicago, and later moved it to Atlanta in 1981.
Biography
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(born 1954), Polish-American designer and writer
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Kito Lorenc
Kito Lorenc (4 March 1938 – 24 September 2017) was a German writer, lyric poet and translator. He was a grandson of the writer and politician Jakub Lorenc-Zalěski.
Lorenc attended the Sorbian boarding high school in Cottbus from 1952 to 1956 ...
(1938–2017), German writer
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Michał Lorenc
Michał Lorenc (born 5 October 1955 in Warsaw) is a Polish film score composer, best known for his work on films '' Little Rose'' (2010), '' Bastard'' (1997), ''Blood and Wine'' (1996) and ''300 Miles to Heaven'' (1989). He is currently considered ...
(born 1955), Polish film score composer
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Richard Lorenc
Richard Renald Lorenc (born 3 December 1951) is an Australian former football (soccer) referee. He is, as of July 2009, referees coordinator for Football New South Wales.
Lorenc's career highlight was as an assistant referee at the 1990 FIFA Worl ...
(born 1951), Australian soccer referee
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Ziggy Lorenc Isabelle Anna "Ziggy" Lorenc (pronounced like "Lawrence", ) is a Canadian television and radio personality as well as occasional actress in film and television, best known for hosting programming on the CHUM Limited-owned television stations Citytv ...
(born 1958), Canadian television and radio personality
Given name
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Lorenc Antoni Lorenc Antoni (23 September 1909 – 21 October 1991) was an Albanian composer, conductor, and ethnomusicologist.
Early years
Lorenc Antoni was born 23 September 1909 in Üsküp (now Skopje), in the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire (present ...
(1909–1991), Kosovo Albanian composer, conductor and ethnomusicologist
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Lorenc Shehaj
Lorenc Shehaj (born 7 April 1994) is an Albanian professional footballer who most recently played as a striker for Oriku in the Albanian Second Division.
Club career
Flamurtari Vlorë
Shehaj is a product of Flamurtari Vlorë academy and was c ...
(born 1994), Albanian footballer
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Lorenc Trashi
Lorenc Trashi (born 19 May 1992, in Gramsh, Elbasan) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Albania national team.
Early life
Trashi was born on 19 May 1992 in Gramsh, Elbasan, Albania.
Club career
Gramshi
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(born 1992), Albanian footballer
See also
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Lorenç Mallol Lorenç Mallol (, older spelling ''Lorenz''; fl. 1350) was a Catalan poet of the fourteenth century, the first Petrarchan of his country and one of the last troubadours. His two surviving pieces are composed in Old Occitan. His first name is also sp ...
, 14th-century Spanish poet
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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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Albanian masculine given names