Lawrence
Meaning of Lawrence
Lawrence is a classic and timeless name for boys. It is pronounced as LAWR-uhns in both American English (/lɔːrəns/) and British English (/lɒrəns/). The name also has a French variation, pronounced as loh-RAHNS (/lɔʁɑ̃s/). Lawrence has been consistently popular over the years, with a steady number of occurrences in the United States. It reached its peak popularity in the 1950s and 1960s, ranking among the top 100 names during that time. Currently, Lawrence ranks around the mid-500s for newborn boys in America. Some common variations of Lawrence include Larry and Lorenzo. Overall, Lawrence is a strong and sophisticated choice for parents looking for a traditional yet distinctive name for their baby boy.
Pronunciation
British English
- Pronunced as LAWR-uhns (/lɒrəns/)
American English
- Pronunced as LAWR-uhns (/lɔːrəns/)
French
- Pronunced as loh-RAHNS (/lɔʁɑ̃s/)
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Notable People Named Lawrence
| Lawrence Julius Taylor, also known as "L.T.", is a legendary former American football linebacker who played his entire career for the New York Giants in the NFL and is considered the greatest defensive player of all time. |
| Lawrence Maxwell Krauss is a renowned Canadian-American theoretical physicist and cosmologist known for founding ASU's Origins Project to explore fundamental questions about the universe. |
| Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai is a prominent Singaporean politician, economist, and civil servant currently serving as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Finance, Deputy Secretary-General of the People's Action Party, and Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. |
| Lawrence Dallaglio, also known as Lorenzo Bruno Nero Dallaglio, is a retired English rugby union player, former captain of England, and a 2016 inductee of the World Rugby Hall of Fame. |
| Lawrence Kohlberg was an American psychologist renowned for his theory of stages of moral development. |
| Lawrence Olajuwon Timmons is a former NFL linebacker who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and won Super Bowl XLIII with the team. |
| Lawrence Wright is an American writer and journalist, best known for his nonfiction book "Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11" and his novel "The End of October." |
| Lawrence Solomon is a Canadian writer and environmentalist known for his work on energy resources, urban sprawl, and global warming, as well as his association with various environmental organizations and media outlets. |
| Lawrence Okoye is a versatile British athlete known for his achievements in track and field, American football, and rugby union, holding the British record in the discus event and making history at the European Championships in Munich 2022. |
| Lawrence Tynes - Lawrence James Henry Tynes is a Scottish-born former gridiron football placekicker who played for the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Giants, winning Super Bowl championships in 2007 and 2011. |
| Lawrence Leung is an Australian comedian, writer, director, and actor known for his television series Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure, which is based on his one-man shows about his various obsessions. |
| Lawrence O'Bryan Branch was a North Carolina representative in the U.S. Congress, a Confederate brigadier general in the American Civil War, and a slave owner who was killed at the Battle of Antietam. |
| Lawrence Burst Sperry was an aviation pioneer known for inventing the autopilot and the artificial horizon. |
| Lawrence Craig Evans is an American mathematician and Professor of Mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley. |
