Laurence
/ˈlɒ.ɹəns/ name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Synonym of lowrie. obsolete
Proper Noun
- 1 A male given name from Latin, feminine equivalent Lauren.
"Romeo: Bid her devise / Some means to come to shrift this afternoon; / And there she shall at Friar Laurence' cell / Be shriv'd and married."
- 2 A surname originating as a patronymic.
Example
More examples"Romeo: Bid her devise / Some means to come to shrift this afternoon; / And there she shall at Friar Laurence' cell / Be shriv'd and married."
Etymology
From the name of a third century Roman martyr, Latin Laurentius, "a person from Laurentum", the place name possibly derived from laurus (“laurel”).