Lawrence (given name)

Lawrence
Gender	Masculine
Language(s)	English
Origin
Meaning	"man from Laurentum" or "bright one, shining one", "laurelled"
Other names
Pet form(s)	Larry, Lawrie, Laurie, Larold, Law
Related names	Claren, Clarence, Labhrás (Irish), Larence, Larford, Laurence (English), Lars (Germanic languages), Laurencjusz, Laurenty, Wawrzyniec (Polish), Laurens (Dutch, English), Laurent (French), Laurențiu (Romanian), Laurentius (Latin), Lavrentiy (Russian), Llorente\Lorente (Aragonese), Lorens (Scandinavian), Lorenz, Lorentz (German), Lorenzo (Italian, Spanish (Castilian)), Lőrinc (Hungarian), Lourenço (Portuguese), Vavrinec/Vavřinec (Slovak/Czech).
See also	Bert, a name also meaning "bright",

Lawrence is a masculine given name. It is an Anglicisation of the French Laurent,^[1] which is in turn derived from the Latin Laurentius or Old Greek Lavrenti.^[2] Pet forms of Lawrence include Larry, Lawrie and, less commonly, Law.^[1]

People

Christianity

Lawrence of Rome (died 258), deacon and Roman Catholic saint, born in Spain

St. Lawrence in stained glass window by Franz Mayer & Co. He is holding a palm branch, a symbol of martyrdom, and a griddle, the instrument of his death.

Lawrence I (bishop of Milan), bishop of Milan from 490 to c. 511, Roman Catholic saint
Lawrence, Archbishop of Split (died 1099), Benedictine monk and Archbishop of Split 1060–1099
Brother Lawrence de la Résurrection (died 1691), Carmelite friar

Arts and entertainment

Lawrence Brownlee (born 1972), American opera singer
Lawrence Cheng (born 1954), Hong Kong film actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and master of ceremonies
Lawrence Chou (born 1979), Hong Kong-Canadian singer and actor
Lawrence Gray (1898–1970), American actor
Lawrence (musician), English singer, songwriter and guitarist Lawrence Hayward (born 1961)
Lawrence Hill, Canadian writer (born 1957)
Lawrence Ng, Hong Kong actor
Lawrence Raghavendra, South Indian film actor
Lawrence Saint (1885–1961), American stained glass artist
Lawrence Weingarten (1897–1975), American film producer
Lawrence Welk (1903–1992), American band leader, accordion player, and television host
Lawrence Wong Guan Yi (born 1988), Singaporean actor

Business

Lawrence Bossidy, former chairman of Honeywell, former CEO and chairman of AlliedSignal, current chairman of Merck & Co.
Lawrence Ho (born 1977), Chinese-Canadian businessman
Lawrence Hunt, internet entrepreneur and CEO of Silverjet
Lawrence E. Page (born 1973), co-founder of Google Inc.
Lawrence Stroll (born 1959), Canadian businessman, part-owner of Racing Point F1 Team
Lawrence Wackett (1896–1982), airplane designer, entrepreneur and manager, the father of the Australian aircraft industry
Lawrence Yu (born 1946), Hong Kong businessman

Education

Lawrence S. Bacow, former president of Tufts University
Lawrence M. Krauss, professor of physics and President of The Origins Project Foundation
Lawrence C. Levy (born 1950), executive dean of the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University, and journalist
Lawrence Lessig, professor of physics at Cornell University
Lawrence Solan (1952–2024), American professor of law at Brooklyn Law School
Lawrence A. Tabak, American dentist and biomedical scientist
Lawrence H. Schiffman, professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at NYU

Politics

Lawrence (judge royal) (died after 1180), Hungarian nobleman, Judge royal 1164–1172
Lavrentiy Beria, Soviet politician
Lawrence A. Conner, Sr., American politician
Lawrence T. Fuglaar (1895-1972), American politician
Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go (born 1974), Filipino politician
Lawrence Gonzi, Maltese politician and former Prime Minister (2004-2013)
Lawrence M. Rulison (1917–1966), American lawyer and politician
Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai (born 1972), Singaporean economist and politician, fourth Prime Minister of Singapore (from 2024)
Lawrence Xu-Nan, New Zealand politician

Sports

Lawrence Akandu (born 1974), Nigerian-born Hong Kong football player
Lawrence Cager (born 1997), American football player
Lawrence Chimezie Akandu (born 1974), Nigerian-born Hong Kong football player
Lawrence Dallaglio (born 1972), English former rugby union player
Lawrence Demmy (1931–2016), British ice dancer
Lawrence Hardy (1913–?), English footballer
Lawrence Jacquelin (1923–1992), American NASCAR driver
Lawrence Lemieux (born 1955), Canadian sailor
Laurence McGivern (born 1992), former Irish Paralympic swimmer
Lawrence Morgan (1915–1997), Australian sportsman
Lawrence Naesen (born 1992), Belgian cyclist
Lawrence Ng (fencer) (born 1999), Hong Kong fencer
Lawrence Okoye (born 1991), British-born American football player and Olympian
Lawrence Peckham (born 1944), Australian high jumper
Lawrence Sampleton (born 1959), American former football player
Lawrence Sapp (born 2001), American Paralympic swimmer
Lawrence Taylor (born 1959), Hall-of-Fame American retired football player
Lawrence Thomas (footballer) (born 1992), Australian footballer
Lawrence Virgil (born 1990), American football player
Laurence Whiteley, (born 1991), British parasport rower
Lawrence Woods (born 1998), American football player

Other

Lawrence Baskir (born 1938), American federal judge
Lawrence Hargrave (1850-1915), Australian inventor, explorer, astronomer, engineer and aeronautical pioneer
Lawrence Joel (1928–1984), United States Army medic awarded the Medal of Honor
Lawrence Krauss (born 1954), Canadian-American theoretical physicist and cosmologist
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen (born 1965), English interior designer and television personality
Lawrence Oates (1880–1912), member of the ill-fated Scott expedition to the South Pole
Lawrence O'Toole (journalist), Canadian journalist
Lawrence Singleton (1927–2001), American criminal
Lawrence Nassar also known as Larry Nassar, a US Lebanese criminal and former medical professional
Lawrence Wright (born 1947), American writer and journalist

Fictional characters

Lawrence, a character in the 1995 American coming-of-age teen comedy movie Clueless
Lawrence Alamain, character from the American soap opera Days of Our Lives
Lawrence Fletcher, Ferb's dad and Phineas's stepdad in the Disney animated series Phineas and Ferb
Lawrence Oleander, character from visual novel Boyfriend to Death 2: Fresh Blood
Lawrence, minor character from animated children's television series Mona the Vampire
Lawrence, character from 2003 comedy film School of Rock
Lawrence, character from comedy-drama television series Insecure
Dr. Lawrence Gordon, character from the Saw franchise

References

^ ^a ^b Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
^ Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.

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[Hanks1-1] Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.

[2] Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.

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