Laurentius is a
Latin
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given name
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and
surname
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that means "''From
Laurentum
Laurentum was an ancient Rome, ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia Antica, 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 Lavin ...
''" (a city near
Rome
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).
It is possible that the place name ''Laurentum'' is derived from the Latin ''laurus'' ("
laurel").
People with the name include:
In Early Christianity:
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Lawrence of Rome
Saint Lawrence or Laurence (; 31 December 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 emperor Valerian ordered in 258.
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, Saint Laurentius of Rome (died 258), Italian deacon and saint, born in Spain
In Catholicism:
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Antipope Laurentius (r. 498–506), antipope of the Roman Catholic Church
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Laurence of Canterbury, archbishop of Canterbury known as Saint Laurentius
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Lárentíus Kálfsson
Lárentíus Kálfsson (medieval Icelandic Laurentius Kálfsson; 10 August 1267 – 16 April 1331) was bishop of the northern Icelandic diocese of Hólar 1324–31.
Laurentius studied first with Þórarinn kaggi, his maternal uncle, in Vellir in ...
(1267–1331), bishop of Hólar, Iceland, 1324–1331
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Laurentius Abstemius, Italian writer, Professor of Belles Lettres at Urbino, and Librarian to Duke Guido Ubaldo under Pope Alexander VI
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Laurentia McLachlan, Benedictian nun, Great Britain, 1866–1953
In Byzantium:
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Joannes Laurentius Lydus, Byzantine writer on antiquarian subjects
In Poland:
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Wawrzyniec Grzymała Goślicki, Laurentius Grimaldius Gosliscius, (1530–1607), Polish bishop, political thinker and philosopher best known for his book ''De optimo senatore''
In Lutheranism:
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Laurentius Andreae, Swedish clergyman and scholar
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Laurentius Paulinus Gothus (1565–1646), Swedish theologian, astronomer and Archbishop of Uppsala
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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 reform ...
(1499–1573), Swedish clergyman and the first Evangelical Lutheran Archbishop of Sweden
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Laurentius Petri Gothus, the second Swedish Lutheran Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden
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Paul Laurentius (1554–1624), Lutheran divine
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Laurentius Christophori Hornæus, minister and witch hunter in Torsåker and Ytterlännäs, Sweden
In other fields:
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Henrik Laurentius Helliesen, Norwegian Minister of Finance in several periods between 1863 and 1883
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''Laurentius'' (weevil), a beetle genus in the tribe
Apostasimerini
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Laurentius "Lou" van den Dries, Dutch mathematician
Variants of Laurentius
Variants (in various languages) include:
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Lars (Germanic languages)
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Labhrás,
Lorcán (Irish)
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Laur (Estonian)
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Laurens (Dutch, English, French)
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Lauri (Estonian, Finnish)
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Laurits (Danish, Estonian, German)
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Lauritz (Danish, Norwegian)
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Lárus (Icelandic)
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Laurent (French)
* Лаврентий, Лаурентий (
Lavrentiy, Russian)
* Лаврентiй, Лаурентiй (
Lavrentiy, Ukrainian)
* Λαυρέντιος (
Lavrentios, Greek)
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Laurence (English, French)
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Lawrence,
Larry,
Lawrie, Lauren, Lorin, Loren (English)
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Loran
LORAN (Long Range Navigation) was a hyperbolic navigation, hyperbolic radio navigation system developed in the United States during World War II. It was similar to the UK's Gee (navigation), Gee system but operated at lower frequencies in order ...
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Loren (Turkish)
* Lawrence, Laurentino, Lorenso, Laurentius, Lorenzo, Laurence (Indonesian)
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Lorens (Scandinavian)
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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 h ...
,
Lenz, Loritz (German)
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Lorenzo, Lorente, Llorente (Italian, Spanish)
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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 cont ...
, Armenian)
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Lourenzo (Galician)
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Lourenço (Portuguese)
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Lourens (Afrikaans)
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Lőrinc Lőrinc () is a Hungarian given name. It is a cognate of English '' Laurence'', a name derived from a form of the Latin
Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. L ...
(Hungarian)
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Laurențiu,
Lorenț,
Lorint (Romanian)
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Lauris (Latvian)
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Laurynas (Lithuanian)
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Llorenç,
Llorens (Catalan)
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Vavrinec (Slovak)
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Vavřinec (Czech)
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Wawrzyniec (Polish)
* Laurenty (Polish)
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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. (born 1973), Croatian sailor
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Surnames ...
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Lovre (Croatian)
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Lovrenc,
Lovro,
Voranc (Slovenian)
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Lorik, Laurent, Laurat (Albanian)
See also
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Laureano -
Laurean -
Laurian
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Lorena (name)
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Laura (given name)
Laura is a traditionally feminine given name in Europe and the Americas, of Latin language, Latin origin, whose meaning ("bay laurel") is a metonym for a victor, and an early hypocorism from Laurel (given name), Laurel and Lauren.
Origin and usa ...
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Laurel (given name)
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Lauren
Lauren is mostly a feminine given name. 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 Laurent ...
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Laurie (given name) Laurie is a unisex given name. Among males, it can be a short form (hypocorism) of Lawrence (given name), Lawrence, Laurence or Laurens (given name), Laurens. For females, it can be a short form of Lauren or Laura (given name), Laura.
Laurie is the ...
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Lorie (disambiguation)
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Lorrie (given name)
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Lauri (given name)
Lauri is an Estonian language, Estonian and Finnish language, Finnish male given name. It can also be a surname.
It may refer to the following people:
Actors
* Lauri Lagle (born 1981), Estonian actor, director and screenwriter
* Lauri Nebel ...
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Lauro (disambiguation)
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Lauret (disambiguation)
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Laurus (disambiguation)
References
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Latin masculine given names
Masculine given names
Latin-language surnames