Laurentius is a

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 ...

given name and surname that means "''From

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 after ...

''" (a city near

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 ...

). 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 Lawrence or Laurence ( la, Laurentius, lit. " laurelled"; 31 December AD 225 – 10 August 258) was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the persecution of the Christians that the Roman ...

, Saint Laurentius of Rome (died 258), Italian deacon and saint, born in Spain In Catholicism: *

Antipope Laurentius Laurentius (possibly Caelius) was the Archpriest of Santa Prassede and later antipope of the See of Rome. Elected in 498 at the Basilica Saint Mariae (presumably Saint Maria Maggiore) with the support of a dissenting faction with Byzantine sympath ...

(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 Christianise the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganis ...

, archbishop of Canterbury known as Saint Laurentius * Lárentíus Kálfsson (1267-1331), bishop of Hólar, Iceland, 1324–1331 *

Laurentius Abstemius Laurentius Abstemius (c. 1440–1508) was an Italian writer and professor of philology, born at Macerata in Ancona. His learned name plays on his family name of Bevilaqua (Drinkwater), and he was also known by the Italian name Lorenzo Astemio. ...

, 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 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 Wawrzyniec Cyl (July 2, 1900 – February 7, 1974) was a Polish footballer (striker or defender) who played all of his career in ŁKS Łódź. He ...

, Laurentius Grimaldius Gosliscius, (1530–1607), Polish bishop, political thinker and philosopher best known for his book ''De optimo senatore'' In Lutheranism: *

Laurentius Andreae Laurentius Andreae (Swedish: Lars Andersson ) (c. 1470 – 14 April 1552) was a Swedish Lutheran clergyman and scholar who is acknowledged as one of his country's preeminent intellectual figures during the first half of the 16th century. In his ...

, Swedish clergyman and scholar *

Laurentius Paulinus Gothus Laurentius Paulinus Gothus (10 November 1565 – 29 November 1646) was a Swedish theologian, astronomer and Archbishop of Uppsala. Biography Gothus was born Lars Paulsson at Söderköping in Östergötland County, Sweden. In 1588, Gothus travell ...

(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 refor ...

(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 (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 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 (bor ...

(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 Laurits is a masculine given name, a Danish and Estonian variant of the Scandinavian Lauritz, related to the English names Laurence and Lawrence. It may refer to: *Laurits, fire god related to St. Lawrence in Estonian mythology Given name * ...

(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 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, Larry,

Lawrie Lawrie is a (patronymic or paternal) family name of Scottish origin which means "crafty." Variants of which include: Laurie, Lorrie, Larry, Laury, Lawry and Lowrie. It is also used as a given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Lawrence. Su ...

(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 ...

, 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 (Italian) * Լորիս (

Loris Loris is the common name for the strepsirrhine mammals of the subfamily Lorinae (sometimes spelled Lorisinae) in the family Lorisidae. ''Loris'' is one genus in this subfamily and includes the slender lorises, ''Nycticebus'' is the genus con ...

, 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 Laurynas is a Lithuanian masculine given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person fro ...

(Lithuanian) * Llorenç (Catalan) * Vavrinec (Slovak) * Vavřinec (Czech) * Wawrzyniec (Polish) * Lovro,

Lovrović Lovrović is a Croatian surname derived from a masculine given name Lovro. Notable people with the surname include: *Dan Lovrović (born 1984), Croatian sailor *Marin Lovrović Jr. Marin Lovrović (born June 16, 1973, in Rijeka) is a Croatian Olym ...

, Lovre (Croatian) * Lovrenc, Lovro, Voranc (Slovenian) * Lorik, Laurent, Laurat (Albanian)

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