Lawrence

Lawrence
	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.
Pronunciation	/ˈlɒrəns/ LORR-ənss
Gender	Masculine
Language	English
Origin
Language	Latin
Word/name	Laurentius
Meaning	man from laurentum or bright one, shining one
Other names
Pet forms	Larry, Lawrie
Related names	Larford (English), Larence (English), Llorente\Lorente (Aragonese-Spain), Laurens (Dutch), Lőrinc (Hungarian), Lorenzo (Italian, Castilian-Spain), Laurent (French), Laurentius (Latin), Laurențiu (Romanian), Lourenço (Portuguese), Laurence, Lawrence (English), Lavrentiy (Russian), Lorentz, Lorenz, Lars (Germanic), Clarence, Claren
See also	Bert, a name also meaning "bright",

Lawrence is an English masculine given name. It is an Anglicisation of Laurent,^[1] the French form of of the Latin name Laurentius, meaning "man from Laurentum". It is possible that the place name Laurentum is derived from the Latin laurus ("laurel"). Also, the Greek form Λαυρέντιος (Lauréntios) or Lavrenti is derived from the aforementioned Latin form.^[2] Pet forms of Lawrence include Larry and Lawrie.^[1]

Education

Colleges and universities

Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan, United States
Lawrence University, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States

Preparatory & high schools

Lawrence Academy at Groton, a preparatory school in Groton, Massachusetts, United States
Lawrence College, Ghora Gali, a high school in Pakistan
Lawrence School, Lovedale, a high school in India
The Lawrence School, Sanawar, a high school in India

Research laboratories

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States

People

As a given name

Christianity

Saint Lawrence (225 AD –258 AD), deacon and Roman Catholic saint, born in Spain
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 monk

Arts and entertainment

Lawrence (band), an American soul-pop group
Lawrence Brownlee (born 1972), American opera singer
Lawrence Gray (1898–1970), American actor
Lawrence (musician), English singer, songwriter and guitarist Lawrence Hayward (born 1961)
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

Business

Lawrence Bossidy, former chairman of Honeywell, former CEO and chairman of AlliedSignal, current chairman of Merck & Co.
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

Education

Lawrence S. Bacow, former president of Tufts University
Lawrence M. Krauss, professor of physics and director of the Origins Initiative at Arizona State University.
Lawrence Lessig, professor of physics at Cornell University
Lawrence Solan (born 1952), American professor of law at Brooklyn Law School
Lawrence A. Tabak, American dentist and biomedical scientist

Politics

Lawrence (judge royal) (died after 1180), Hungarian nobleman, Judge royal 1164–1172
Lawrence Beria, Soviet politician, Marshal of the Soviet Union and state security administrator, chief of the Soviet security and secret police apparatus (NKVD) during World War II, Minister of Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union, deputy premier of Soviet Union, member of the Politburo, serial killer and sexual predator, one of the leading perpetrators of the genocide Holodomor, overseer of the expansion of the Gulag labor camps, the principal organiser of Katyn Massacre
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 (1970-present), Singaporean politician

Sports

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 Hardy, (born 1913), English footballer
Lawrence Naesen (born 1992), Belgian cyclist
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 Taylor (born 1959), Hall-of-Fame American retired football player
Lawrence Thomas (footballer) (born 1992), Australian footballer
Lawrence Virgil (born 1990), 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 Oates (1880–1912), member of the ill-fated Scott expedition to the South Pole
Lawrence Singleton (1927–2001), American criminal
Lawrence Nassar also known as Larry Nassar, a US Lebanese criminal and former medical professional

As a surname

Abbott Lawrence (1792–1855), a noted merchant and founder of Lawrence, Massachusetts
Abbott Lawrence, US representative from Massachusetts
Abraham Riker Lawrence (1832–1917), New York Supreme Court Justice
Allan Lawrence (politician) (1925–2008), Ontario provincial MPP and federal MP
Alonzo Lawrence (born 1989), American football player
Amos Adams Lawrence (1814–1886), abolitionist and founder of the University of Kansas
Amos Lawrence (1786–1852), Massachusetts philanthropist and politician
Andrew Lawrence (disambiguation)
Bert Lawrence (1923–2007), Ontario provincial MPP
Bill Lawrence (TV producer), American screenwriter and the creator of Scrubs
Brenton Lawrence (born 1984), Australian Rugby League player
Brian Lawrence (born 1976), American baseball pitcher
Bruno Lawrence (1941–1995), New Zealand actor and musician
Carmen Lawrence (b. 1948), Australian politician
Carol Lawrence, American actress most often associated with musical theatre
Carolyn Lawrence (born 1967), American voice actress
Casey Lawrence (born 1987), American baseball pitcher
Charles Lawrence (British Army officer) (1709–1760), British military officer and later governor of Nova Scotia
Chris Lawrence (rugby league) (born 1988), Australian Rugby League player
Christopher Lawrence (disambiguation)
Claudia Lawrence, disappeared in York, England in 2009
Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence (1791–1861), Mayor of New York City, and US Congressman
Curly Lawrence (1883–1967), British model engineer
Cyril Lawrence (1920–2020), English footballer
D. H. Lawrence (1885–1930), English author
Davey Lawrence (born 1985), English ice hockey goaltender
David Lawrence (disambiguation)
David Lawrence (cricketer) (born 1964), English cricketer
Debbi Lawrence (born 1961), American racewalker
Derek Lawrence, English record producer
Dexter Lawrence (born 1997), American football player
Don Lawrence (1928–2003), British comic book artist
Dorothy Bell Lawrence (1911–1973), New York assemblywoman
Doug Lawrence (jazz) (born 1956), jazz saxophonist with Count Basie Orchestra
Doug Lawrence, a comic and voice talent
Douglas Lawrence, Australian organist, conductor, and choir director
Edith Lawrence (1890–1973), British artist
Edward A. Lawrence (1831–1883), New York politician
Effingham Lawrence (1820–1878), US Congressman from Louisiana
Ellis F. Lawrence, architect and founder of the School of Architecture and Allied Arts at the University of Oregon
Ernest O. Lawrence (1901–1958), Nobel Prize-winning physicist: best known for inventing the cyclotron, and his later work in the Manhattan Project
Eugene Lawrence (born 1986), American basketball player
Fenda Lawrence, 18th-century slave trader
Florence Lawrence (1886–1938), inventor and silent film actress from Hamilton, Ontario
Frances Lawrence (disambiguation)
Francis Lawrence (disambiguation)
Frederick William Lawrence (1892–1974), Canadian–American airbrush painter
Frederick Newbold Lawrence (1834–1916), American president of the New York Stock Exchange
Gaylon Lawrence (1934–2012), American businessman and farmer
Geoffrey Lawrence (disambiguation)
George Alfred Lawrence (1827–1876), English novelist
George Newbold Lawrence (1806–1895), American businessman and amateur ornithologist
George P. Lawrence, former U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
George St. Patrick Lawrence (1804–1884), English soldier
George Van Eman Lawrence (1818–1904), member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Gertrude Lawrence (1898–1952), English actress and musical comedy performer
Hal Lawrence (1920–1994), Canadian naval officer, historian and author
Henry Arnold Lawrence (1848–1902), English rugby union player
Henry Montgomery Lawrence (1806–1857) British soldier
Herbert Lawrence (1861–1943) British soldier
Holly Lawrence (born 1990), British triathlete
Iain Lawrence (born 1978), British film director and screenwriter
Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000), American painter known for "dynamic cubism" style
Jacqueline Lawrence (canoeist), (born 1982), Australian slalom canoeist
James Lawrence (born 1992), English footballer
James Lawrence (1781–1813), American naval captain and hero of the War of 1812
Jennifer Lawrence (born 1990), American actress
Joey Lawrence (born 1976), American comic actor
John Hundale Lawrence, a nuclear medicine pioneer, brother of Ernest O. Lawrence
John L. Lawrence (1785–1849), New York politician
John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence (1811–79), British statesman
Joseph Lawrence (Pennsylvania politician) (1786–1886), member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Josie Lawrence (born 1959), English actress and comedian
Katrina Lawrence, (born 1983), Australian slalom canoeist
Lawrence (1831 cricketer), an English cricketer whose first name is not known
Liam Lawrence (born 1981), English-born Irish footballer
Liz Lawrence, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Margaret Morgan Lawrence (1914-2019), American psychiatrist
Martin Lawrence (born 1965), American actor and comedian
Mary Lawrence (actor) (1918–1991), American film and television actress and author
Mary Lawrence (sculptor) (1868–1945), American sculptor
Matthew Lawrence, (born 1974), English footballer
Michael Lawrence (disambiguation)
Mike Lawrence (bridge) (born 1940), American bridge player
Mr. Lawrence, (born 1969), American actor
Nathaniel Lawrence (1761–1797), New York politician
Patrice Lawrence, British writer and journalist
Peter Lawrence (disambiguation), several people
Philip Lawrence (1947–1995), murdered headmaster of St. George's Roman Catholic School
Rashard Lawrence (born 1998), American football player
R. D. Lawrence, Canadian naturalist and writer
Reginald Frederick Lawrence, South African entomologist
Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. (1935–1967) the first Black American astronaut and member of the proposed Manned Orbiting Laboratory program of the U.S. Air Force
Rosalyn Lawrence, (born 1989), Australian slalom canoeist
Sally Ward Lawrence Hunt Armstrong Downs, also known as Sallie Ward, (1827–1896), American socialite.
Samuel Lawrence (disambiguation)
Samuel Lawrence (congressman) (1773–1837), New York politician
Samuel Lawrence (Canadian politician) (1879–1959), Canadian politician
Scott Lawrence (born 1963), American film and television actor and voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars video games
Sharon Lawrence (born 1961), American television actress
Murder of Stephen Lawrence
Stringer Lawrence (1697–1775), English soldier
Syd Lawrence, British bandleader and founder of the Syd Lawrence Orchestra big band
T. E. Lawrence (1888–1935), British soldier and author ("Lawrence of Arabia")
Tayna Lawrence (born 1975), Jamaican athlete
Thomas Lawrence (1769–1830), English portrait painter
Tommy Lawrence (1940–2018), Scottish footballer
Toni Lawrence (born 1976), convicted of criminal confinement in the torture-murder of Shanda Sharer
Tracy Lawrence, country singer and musician
Trevor Lawrence (born 1999), American football player
Trevor Lawrence (disambiguation), several other people
Vicki Lawrence (born 1949), American actress, singer, and comedian
Washington H. Lawrence (1840–1900), founder of National Carbon Company
Wendell Lawrence (born 1967), Bahamian triple jumper
William Lawrence (disambiguation)
William Appleton Lawrence, 3rd Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts
William Lawrence (biologist) (1783–1867), English surgeon and natural historian, a pre-Darwinian advocate of anthropoid origin of mankind
William Lawrence (bishop), the 7th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts
William Lawrence (Ohio Democrat), member of the United States House of Representatives from the 17th District of Ohio
William Lawrence (Ohio Republican), Republican politician from Ohio
William P. Lawrence (1930–2005), United States naval officer
William Witherle Lawrence (1876–1936), American philologist

Fictional characters

Lawrence Alamain, 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, a minor character from Mona the Vampire
Lawrence, from School of Rock
Lawrence, character from Insecure

Places

Australia

Lawrence, New South Wales
Lawrence Rocks, Victoria, Australia

United States

Lawrence, Illinois
Lawrence, Indiana
Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, formerly known as Lawrence
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Lawrence, Michigan
Lawrence, Minnesota
Lawrence, Mississippi
Lawrence, Nebraska
Lawrence Brook, New Jersey
Lawrence, Nassau County, New York, a village
Lawrence, St. Lawrence County, New York, a town
Lawrence, Pennsylvania
Lawrence, Texas
Lawrence, Utah
Lawrence, Washington
Lawrence, Brown County, Wisconsin, a town
Lawrence, Marquette County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
Lawrence, Rusk County, Wisconsin, a town

Other places

Lawrence (electoral district), Ontario, Canada
Lawrence Pond, a community in Conception Bay South, Newfoundland, Canada
Lawrence, New Zealand

Ships

USS Lawrence (1813), a brig which acted as Commodore Oliver Perry's flagship
USS Lawrence (1843), a brig decommissioned in 1846
USS Lawrence (DD-8), a 400-ton Bainbridge-class destroyer commissioned in 1903 and serving until 1920
USS Lawrence (DD-250), a Clemson-class destroyer, serving from 1921 to 1945
USS Lawrence (DDG-4), a Charles F. Adams-class destroyer commissioned in 1962, and serving through 1994
Lawrence (schooner), a schooner launched in 1756

Transport

Lawrence (Amtrak station), Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.
Lawrence (Caltrain station) in Santa Clara, California, U.S.
Lawrence (MBTA station) in Lawrence (near Boston), Massachusetts, U.S.
Lawrence Avenue in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Lawrence station (Toronto), a Lawrence Avenue subway station
- Lawrence West station, a Lawrence Avenue subway station
- Lawrence East station, a Lawrence Avenue subway station
Lawrence station (CTA), a rapid transit station in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Other forms of Lawrence in other languages

Source:^[3]

Labhrás (Irish)
Laur (Estonian)
Laurens (Dutch)
Lauri (Estonian, Finnish)
Laurits (Danish, Estonian, German)
Lárus (Icelandic)
Laurent (French)
Lauritz (Danish/Norwegian)
Лаврентий (Lavrentiy, Russian)
Лаврентiй (Lavrentiy, Ukrainian)
Λαυρέντιος (Lavrentios, Greek)
Loran, Loren (Turkish)
Lorens (Scandinavian)
Lorentz, Lorenz, Lenz (German)
Lorenzo (Italian, Spanish)
Լորիս (Loris, Armenian)
Lourenzo (Galician)
Lourenço (Portuguese)
Lourens (Afrikaans)
Lőrinc (Hungarian)
Laurenţiu (Romanian)
Lauris (Latvian)
Laurynas (Lithuanian)
Llorenç (Catalan)
Vavrinec (Slovak)
Vavřinec (Czech)
Wawrzyniec (Polish)
Lovro, Lovre (Croatian)
Lovrenc, Lovro, Voranc (Slovenian)

Other uses

Lawrence (crater), a lunar impact crater
The Lawrence, a newspaper founded 1881

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.
^ Mike Campbell. "Laurence". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2012-07-27.

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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.

[3] Mike Campbell. "Laurence". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2012-07-27.

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Education

Colleges and universities

Preparatory & high schools

Research laboratories

People

As a given name

Christianity

Arts and entertainment

Business

Education

Politics

Sports

Other

As a surname

Fictional characters

Places

Australia

United States

Other places

Ships

Transport

Other forms of Lawrence in other languages

Other uses

See also

References