| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "man from Laurentum" or "bright one, shining one" |
| Other names | |
| Pet form(s) | Larry, Lawrie, Larold, Law |
| Related names | Claren, Clarence,
Larence, Larford, Laurence (English), Lars, Lorenz, Lorentz (Germanic), Laurencjusz, Laurenty, Wawrzyniec (Polish), Laurens (Dutch), Laurent (French), Laurențiu (Romanian), Laurentius (Latin), Lavrentiy (Russian), Llorente\Lorente (Aragonese), Lorenzo (Italian, Castilian), Lőrinc (Hungarian), Lourenço (Portuguese), Vavrinec/Vavřinec (Slovak/Czech). |
| See also | Bert, a name also meaning "bright", |
Lawrence is a masculine given name. It is an Anglicisation of the French Laurent,[1] which is in turn derived from the Latin Laurentius or Old Greek Lavrenti.[2] Pet forms of Lawrence include Larry, Lawrie and less commonly, Law.[1]
People
Christianity
- Lawrence of Rome (died 258), deacon and Roman Catholic saint, born in Spain
- Lawrence I (bishop of Milan), bishop of Milan from 490 to c. 511, Roman Catholic saint
- Lawrence, Archbishop of Split (died 1099), Benedictine monk and Archbishop of Split 1060–1099
- Brother Lawrence de la Résurrection (died 1691), Carmelite friar
Arts and entertainment
- Lawrence Brownlee (born 1972), American opera singer
- Lawrence Gray (1898–1970), American actor
- Lawrence (musician), English singer, songwriter and guitarist Lawrence Hayward (born 1961)
- Lawrence Ng, Hong Kong actor
- Lawrence Raghavendra, South Indian film actor
- Lawrence Saint (1885–1961), American stained glass artist
- Lawrence Weingarten (1897–1975), American film producer
- Lawrence Welk (1903–1992), American band leader, accordion player, and television host
Business
- Lawrence Bossidy, former chairman of Honeywell, former CEO and chairman of AlliedSignal, current chairman of Merck & Co.
- Lawrence Hunt, internet entrepreneur and CEO of Silverjet
- Lawrence E. Page (born 1973), co-founder of Google Inc.
- Lawrence Stroll (born 1959), Canadian businessman, part-owner of Racing Point F1 Team
- Lawrence Wackett (1896–1982), airplane designer, entrepreneur and manager, the father of the Australian aircraft industry
Education
- Lawrence S. Bacow, former president of Tufts University
- Lawrence M. Krauss, professor of physics and President of The Origins Project Foundation
- Lawrence C. Levy (born 1950), executive dean of the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University, and journalist
- Lawrence Lessig, professor of physics at Cornell University
- Lawrence Solan (born 1952), American professor of law at Brooklyn Law School
- Lawrence A. Tabak, American dentist and biomedical scientist
Politics
- Lawrence (judge royal) (died after 1180), Hungarian nobleman, Judge royal 1164–1172
- Lavrentiy Beria, Soviet politician
- Lawrence A. Conner, Sr., American politician
- Lawrence T. Fuglaar (1895-1972), American politician
- Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go (born 1974), Filipino politician
- Lawrence Gonzi, Maltese politician and former Prime Minister (2004-2013)
- Lawrence M. Rulison (1917–1966), American lawyer and politician
Sports
- Lawrence Akandu (born 1974), Nigerian-born Hong Kong football player
- Lawrence Cager (born 1997), American football player
- Lawrence Chimezie Akandu (born 1974), Nigerian-born Hong Kong football player
- Lawrence Dallaglio (born 1972), English former rugby union player
- Lawrence Hardy (1913–?), English footballer
- Lawrence Jacquelin (1923–1992), American NASCAR driver
- Lawrence Naesen (born 1992), Belgian cyclist
- Lawrence Ng (fencer) (born 1999), Hong Kong fencer
- Lawrence Okoye (born 1991), British-born American football player and Olympian
- Lawrence Peckham (born 1944), Australian high jumper
- Lawrence Sampleton (born 1959), American former football player
- Lawrence Taylor (born 1959), Hall-of-Fame American retired football player
- Lawrence Thomas (footballer) (born 1992), Australian footballer
- Lawrence Virgil (born 1990), American football player
Other
- Lawrence Baskir (born 1938), American federal judge
- Lawrence Hargrave (1850-1915), Australian inventor, explorer, astronomer, engineer and aeronautical pioneer
- Lawrence Joel (1928–1984), United States Army medic awarded the Medal of Honor
- Lawrence Oates (1880–1912), member of the ill-fated Scott expedition to the South Pole
- Lawrence Singleton (1927–2001), American criminal
- Lawrence Nassar also known as Larry Nassar, a US Lebanese criminal and former medical professional
Fictional characters
- Lawrence Alamain, character from the American soap opera Days of Our Lives
- Lawrence Fletcher, Ferb's dad and Phineas's stepdad in the Disney animated series Phineas and Ferb
- Lawrence, minor character from Mona the Vampire
- Lawrence, character from School of Rock
- Lawrence, character from Insecure
- Dr. Lawrence Gordon, character from the Saw franchise
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Lawrence
- Larry (disambiguation)
- Laurence
- Lawrence (surname)
- Lawrence (disambiguation)
- Lawrie, including a list of people with the given name, many of them named Lawrence
References
- 1 2 Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
- ↑ Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
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