English
Laurence
Laurence comes from Latin Laurentius.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELaurentius
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1591–1595Laurence
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CELaurentius
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1591–1595Laurence
Earliest quotation: c. 1591–1595, William Shakespeare, The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet: “Romeo: Bid her devise / Some means to come…”
The story
From the name of a third century Roman martyr, Latin Laurentius, "a person from Laurentum", the place name possibly derived from laurus (‘laurel’).
Every English word from Latin Laurentius
Today it means
name A male given name from Latin, feminine equivalent Lauren.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Laurentius / Laurence