Lorentz is a name derived from the Roman surname,
Laurentius, which means "from
Laurentum". It is the German form of
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 ...
. Notable people with the name include:
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Lorentz Aspen (born 1978), Norwegian heavy metal pianist and keyboardist
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Lorentz Dietrichson
Lorentz Henrik Segelcke Dietrichson (1 January 1834 Bergen - 6 March 1917) was a Norwegian poet and historian of art and literature.
Biography
Lorentz Henrik Segelcke Dietrichson was the son of Fredrik Dietrichson (1800–52) and Marie Heiberg ...
(1834–1917), Norwegian poet and historian of art and literature
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Lorentz Eichstadt (1596–1660), German mathematician and astronomer
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Lorentz Harboe Ree (1888–1962), Norwegian architect
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Lorentz Lange (1783–1860), Norwegian judge and politician
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Lorentz Reige (born 1990), Swedish dancer
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Lorentz Reitan (born 1946), Norwegian musicologist
Mononym
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Lorentz (rapper), real name Lorentz Alexander, Swedish singer and rapper
Surname
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Dominique Lorentz, French investigative journalist who has written books on nuclear proliferation
* Friedrich Lorentz, author of works on the
Pomeranian language
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Hendrik Antoon Lorentz
Hendrik Antoon Lorentz (; 18 July 1853 – 4 February 1928) was a Dutch physicist who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics with Pieter Zeeman for the discovery and theoretical explanation of the Zeeman effect. He also derived the Lorent ...
(1853–1928), Dutch physicist and Nobel Prize winner
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Hendrikus Albertus Lorentz (1871–1944), Dutch explorer and diplomat
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Jim Lorentz (born 1947), retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre
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Lore Lorentz (1920–1994), German cabaret artist and standup comedian
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Max Lorentz (born 1962), Swedish musician, songwriter and producer
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Pare Lorentz (1905–1992), American author and film director
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Stanisław Lorentz (1899–1991), Polish scholar of music and history of art
See also
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Laurentius (disambiguation)
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Lorenz, spelled without the 't'
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German masculine given names
Surnames from given names