Forename Laurence

Worldwide, Laurence (Laurence , لورنس , לורנס , among others...) is a widespread epicene forename. The forename Laurence is habitual in France, where it is a common female name, Reunion, where it is quite a common unisex name, and Belgium, where it is quite a common principally female, but scarcely boy's name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in France, the United States, and Philippines. Much less frequently, Laurence is the last name as well as the forename.

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Laurence

name Лоранс, name Лауренце, name Laurance, name 勞倫斯, name לורנס, name Lorenz, name Laurenz, name Láurence, name ラース, name Лоренсо, name Лоран, name لارس, name Ĺaurence, name Лоренц, name Лоуренс, name 拉尔斯, name Laurénce, name Ловренс, name Лоренцо, name Lawrence, name Ларан, name Lőrinc, name Laurent, name ロレンス, name Laurentius, name Laurence, name Laurencé, name 勒林, name Лаврентій, name ローラン, name Luregn, name لورنس, name Lorenzová, name Làurence, name 拉斯, name لارنس, name Llorenç, name 劳伦斯, name Lorensa, name Лаврентий, name لوران, name ローレンス, name Lourenço, name Лоренс, name Ларс, name Loran, name لورانس, name لورينزو, name ลอเรนซ์, name Llorenc, name Lowrance, name 洛朗, name Lars, name Lorenzo, name לורנץ, name Lorenss

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Laurence	Belgium, France, Philippines, United Kingdom, United States
لورنس	Syria, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon
לורנס	Israel
勞倫斯, 劳伦斯	China
ローレンス	Japan
Лоренс	Russia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Ukraine, Belarus
Лоуренс	Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine
Лоранс	Russia, Armenia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan

First names said to be same

Lars, Laurance, Laurencé, Laurent, Laurentius, Laurenz, Laurénce, Lawrence, Llorenc, Llorenç, Loran, Lorensa, Lorenss, Lorenz, Lorenzo, Lorenzová, Lourenço, Lowrance, Luregn, Làurence, Láurence, Lőrinc, Ĺaurence, Лаврентий, Лаврентій, Ларан, Ларс, Лауренце, Ловренс, Лоран, Лоренсо, Лоренц, Лоренцо, לורנץ, لارس, لارنس, لوران, لورانس, لورينزو, ลอเรนซ์, ラース, ロレンス, ローラン, 勒林, 拉尔斯, 拉斯, and 洛朗

First name Laurence in the context

Laurence is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Friar Laurence , the Shakespeare character, Romeo and Juliet; Laurence de Cinq-Cygne , the Honoré de Balzac character, Une ténébreuse affaire; Dr. Laurence Erhardt , the fictional character from Mystery Science Theater 3000; Laurence , the operatic character in the opera Jocelyn by Benjamin Godard and Laurence Beaupré , character in Plus belle la vie, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	laurence of byzantium Bishop of Byzantium from 154 to 166 (b. 100)
	laurence of somercotes English ecclesiastic and canonist (b. 1200)
	laurence hastings, 1st earl of pembroke English noble (b. 1319)
	laurence de ergadia Thirteenth-century Scottish bishop, GB (b. 1300)
	laurence minot English poet 1300?-1352? (b. 1300)
	laurence acton English Member of Parliament (died 1410) (b. 1350)
	laurence abernethy Scottish lord of parliament (b. 1400)
	laurence lister (1406-1434) (b. 1406)
	laurence oliphant, 1. lord oliphant Scottish peer (b. 1434)
	laurence nowell antiquary, GB (b. 1515)
	laurence chaderton English bible translator (1536-1640), GB (b. 1536)
	laurence hastings Peerage person ID=359266 (b. 1500)
	laurence nowell English churchman, dean of Lichfield (b. 1516)
	laurence vaux English priest (b. 1519)
	laurence saunders English martyr, GB (b. 1519)

Characteristic surnames

Roy, Robert, Dubois, Dupont, Garcia, Girard, Taylor, Thomas, Walker, Wilson, Michel, Mercier, Richard, Lambert, Johnson, Nicolas, Vincent, Olivier, Martinez, Anderson, Lefebvre, Bernard, Miller, Moreau, Martin, Lee, King, Roux, Lolo, Hall, Morel, Moore, Simon, Smith, Cohen, Clark, Brown, Kelly, Petit, David, Davis, Green, Leroy, Jones, Henry, White, Fournier, and Williams