Laurentius

{{Infobox given name

| name = Laurentius

| image = Lawrence-before-Valerianus (cropped).jpg

| caption = Saint Laurentius of Rome

| gender = Male

| meaning = "From Laurentum", or "Laurelled"{{fact|date=February 2020}} ; "bright one, shining one"

| region = Italy

| language = Latin

| search =

| related names =

Llorente/Lorente (Aragonese-Spain), Laurens (Dutch, English), Lorenz (German), Lenz (German),Lorenzo (Italian,Castilian-Spain), Laurent (French), Laurențiu (Romanian), Lourenço (Portuguese), Laurence, Lawrence (English), Lavrentiy, Lavr (Russian), Lars, Lasse, Lassi (Swedish, Finnish), Lorik (Albanian), Lorenc
Laura, Larry (English pet form of Lawrence or Laurence)

}}

Laurentius is a Latin given name and surname that means "From Laurentum" (a city near Rome).

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

People with the name include:

In Early Christianity:

  • Lawrence of Rome, Saint Laurentius of Rome (died 258), Italian deacon and saint, born in Spain

In Catholicism:

In Byzantium:

In Poland:

  • Wawrzyniec Grzymała Goślicki, Laurentius Grimaldius Gosliscius, (1530–1607), Polish bishop, political thinker and philosopher best known for his book De optimo senatore

In Lutheranism:

In other fields:

Variants of Laurentius

Variants (in various languages) include:{{cite web|author=Mike Campbell|url=http://www.behindthename.com/php/related.php?name=laurence-1|title=Laurence|publisher=Behind the Name|accessdate=2012-07-27}}

See also

References

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