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Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

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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 Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

). It is possible that the place name ''Laurentum'' is derived from the Latin ''laurus'' ("

laurel Laurel may refer to: Plants * Lauraceae, the laurel family * Laurel (plant), including a list of trees and plants known as laurel People * Laurel (given name), people with the given name * Laurel (surname), people with the surname * Laurel (mus ...

"). People with the name include: In Early Christianity: *

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. ...

, Saint Laurentius of Rome (died 258), Italian deacon and saint, born in Spain In Catholicism: *

Antipope Laurentius Laurentius (possibly Caelius) was the Archpriest of Santa Prassede and later antipope of the See of Rome. Elected in 498 at the Basilica Saint Mariae (presumably Saint Maria Maggiore) with the support of a dissenting faction with Byzantine symp ...

(r. 498–506), antipope of the Roman Catholic Church *

Laurence of Canterbury Laurence (died 2 February 619) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury, serving from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianise the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganis ...

, archbishop of Canterbury known as Saint Laurentius *

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 * Laurentius Abstemius, Italian writer, Professor of Belles Lettres at Urbino, and Librarian to Duke Guido Ubaldo under Pope Alexander VI *

Laurentia McLachlan Dame Laurentia McLachlan, OSB, ''née'' Margaret McLachlan, (11 January 1866 – 23 August 1953) was a Scottish Benedictine nun, Abbess of Stanbrook Abbey, and an authority on church music. She became posthumously known to a wide public when p ...

, Benedictian nun, Great Britain, 1866–1953 In Byzantium: *

Joannes Laurentius Lydus John the Lydian or John Lydus (; ) ( AD 490 – 565) was a Byzantine administrator and writer. He is considered a key figure in antiquarian studies from the fourth to the sixth century A.D. Although he is a secondary author, his works are signific ...

, Byzantine writer on antiquarian subjects In Poland: *

Wawrzyniec Grzymała Goślicki Wawrzyniec is a Polish masculine given name, corresponding to the English name Lawrence. Notable people with the name include: * Wawrzyniec Cyl (1900-1974), Polish footballer * Wawrzyniec Grzymała Goślicki (circa 1530-1607), Polish nobleman * ...

, Laurentius Grimaldius Gosliscius, (1530–1607), Polish bishop, political thinker and philosopher best known for his book ''De optimo senatore'' In Lutheranism: * Laurentius Andreae, Swedish clergyman and scholar *

Laurentius Paulinus Gothus Laurentius Paulinus Gothus (10 November 1565 – 29 November 1646) was a Swedish theologian, astronomer and Archbishop of Uppsala. Biography Gothus was born Lars Paulsson at Söderköping in Östergötland County, Sweden. In 1588, Gothus travel ...

(1565–1646), Swedish theologian, astronomer and Archbishop of Uppsala *

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 * Laurentius Petri Gothus, the second Swedish Lutheran Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden * Paul Laurentius (1554–1624), Lutheran divine * Laurentius Christophori Hornæus, minister and witch hunter in Torsåker and Ytterlännäs, Sweden In other fields: * Henrik Laurentius Helliesen, Norwegian Minister of Finance in several periods between 1863 and 1883 * ''Laurentius'' (weevil), a beetle genus in the tribe

Apostasimerini Apostasimerini is a tribe of flower weevils in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. There are over 240 genera and nearly 1700 described species in Apostasimerini. Genera found in North America * ''Acentrinops'' Casey, 1920 * ''Amerced ...

* Laurentius "Lou" van den Dries, Dutch mathematician

Variants of Laurentius

Variants (in various languages) include: *

Lars Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel", and is therefore related to the name ...

(Germanic languages) * Labhrás,

Lorcán Lorcan () is male given name, meaning 'little fierce one', and may refer to: * Lorcan Allen (born 1940), Irish farmer and former Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála TD * Lorcan Cranitch (born 1959), Irish actor * Lorcan Dempsey (born 1958), the Vice Presid ...

(Irish) * Laur (Estonian) * Laurens (Dutch, English, French) * Lauri (Estonian, Finnish) * Laurits (Danish, Estonian, German) *

Lauritz Lauritz is a typically masculine given name, a Scandinavian form of the English Laurence or Lawrence. Another Danish and Estonian form is Laurits. Popularity in Scandinavia The name has been decreasing in popularity in all Scandinavian countr ...

(Danish, Norwegian) * Lárus (Icelandic) *

Laurent Laurent may refer to: *Laurent (name), a French masculine given name and a surname **Saint Laurence (aka: Saint ''Laurent''), the martyr Laurent **Pierre Alphonse Laurent, mathematician **Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent, amateur astronomer, discoverer ...

(French) * Лаврентий, Лаурентий ( Lavrentiy, Russian) * Лаврентiй, Лаурентiй ( Lavrentiy, Ukrainian) * Λαυρέντιος ( Lavrentios, Greek) *

Laurence Laurence is in modern use as an English masculine and a French feminine given name. The modern English masculine name is a variant of Lawrence and originates from a French form of the Latin ''Laurentius'', a name meaning "man from Laurentum" ...

(English, French) * Lawrence,

Larry Larry is a masculine given name in English, derived from Lawrence or Laurence. It can be a shortened form of those names. Larry may refer to the following: People Arts and entertainment * Larry D. Alexander, American artist/writer * Larry Boo ...

Lawrie Lawrie is a (patronymic or paternal) family name of Scottish origin which means "crafty." Variants of which include: Laurie, Lorrie, Larry, Laury, Lawry and Lowrie. It is also used as a given name, often a short form of Lawrence. Surname * Alla ...

, Lauren, Lorin, Loren (English) *

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 ...

Loren Loren is a given name, nickname and surname which may refer to: Given name Men * Loren Acton (born 1936), American physicist and astronaut * Loren C. Ball (born 1948), amateur astronomer who has discovered more than 100 asteroids * Loren M. Be ...

(Turkish) * Lawrence, Laurentino, Lorenso, Laurentius, Lorenzo, Laurence (Indonesian) * Lorens (Scandinavian) * 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) * Lorenzo, Lorente, Llorente (Italian, Spanish) *

Laurenti Laurenti is a surname. It may refer to: People *Adolfo Laurenti (1856-1944), Italian sculptor *Camillo Laurenti (1861–1938), Italian cardinal *Cesare Laurenti (engineer), Italian designer of submarines influencing HMS ''Swordfish'' (1916) *Cesar ...

(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) * Lourenzo (Galician) * Lourenço (Portuguese) * Lourens (Afrikaans) *

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) * Laurențiu, Lorenț, Lorint (Romanian) * Lauris (Latvian) * Laurynas (Lithuanian) * Llorenç,

Llorens Llorens is a Catalan language, Catalan surname. Another form of the name is Lloréns. Notable people with these surnames include: People named Llorens * Alberto Llorens (born 1945), Argentine sailor * Carlos Llorens (born 1969), Spanish football ...

(Catalan) * Vavrinec (Slovak) * Vavřinec (Czech) * Wawrzyniec (Polish) * Laurenty (Polish) * 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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Lovrovic Surnames ...

, Lovre (Croatian) * Lovrenc, Lovro, Voranc (Slovenian) * Lorik, Laurent, Laurat (Albanian)

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