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Meaning and origin
Laurence is a French boy name. The meaning of the name is `Laurel-Crowned `.


Where is it used?
The name Laurence is mainly used in English.

It is an abbreviated form of
Larrie, used in English.


How do they say it elsewhere?
Labhrainn (In Scottish)
Labhrás (In Irish)
Lauri (In Finnish)
Lassi (In Finnish)
Lasse (In Finnish)
Laryn (In English (Modern))
Lauryn (In English)
Lawrence (In English)


If it's too long people might use
In Scandinavian: Lars
In English: Larry


For the opposite sex use:
In Russian: Larissa (F)
In English: Laurencia (F)
In English: Lauren (F)
In English: Loren (B)


See also
In English, Spanish, Portuguese and in Italian: Lorena
In English: Laz (M)
In English: Lorin
In English: Lorrin


More `Laurence` links
Laurence as abbreviation
Actors named Laurence
Laurence in the encyclopedia