Laurent

\lo.ʁɑ̃\♂French boy's name

A French boy's name of Latin origin.

At a glance

GenderMasculine
OriginLatin
Pronunciation\lo.ʁɑ̃\
Compound namesLaurent-Éric, Laurent-Karim

Origin and meaning

From Old French Lorenz, from Latin Laurentius.

Where it is mostly given

  • France
  • Belgium
  • Luxembourg
  • Switzerland

Around the world

  • GermanLaurenz
  • EnglishLawrence, Laurence, Larry
  • BretonLaorañs
  • CatalanLlorenç
  • CorsicanLurenzu
  • CroatianLovro
  • DanishLars
  • SpanishLorenzo
  • FinnishLauri
  • GreekΛαυρέντιος
  • HungarianLőrinc
  • ItalianLorenzo
  • LatvianLauris
  • LithuanianLaurynas

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Pamputt (France (Brétigny-sur-Orge)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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