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Lawrence (name) means a male given name from Latin, the usual spelling of Laurence in the U.S.; masculine of Lauren.
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A male given name from Latin, the usual spelling of Laurence in the U.S.; masculine of Lauren
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A family name that began as a patronymic.
""My name is Richard Lawrence." Candice thought he had a storybook name. Like Lawrence of Arabia, she said, but what she always called him was Ricky. Just a jump away from Tricky Dicky."
— John Dunning, The Bookworm's Last Fling (2007)
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A placename used for several places in the United States, a Clarence Valley, New South Wales town, a Shire of Hepburn, Victoria locality, and a small Otago, New Zealand town named after Henry Montgomery Lawrence.
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The name of several places in the United States.
"Two Lawrence men were indicted in June in connection with an extensive fentanyl and heroin distribution operation involving more than $1 million in drugs."
— Katharine Q. Seelye, Heroin Epidemic Is Yielding to a Deadlier Cousin: Fentanyl (2016)
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What is the meaning of lawrence?
"lawrence" (name) means a male given name from Latin, the usual spelling of Laurence in the U.S.; masculine of Lauren.
What are the different meanings of lawrence?
"lawrence" has 3 main meanings: 1. A male given name from Latin, the usual spelling of Laurence in the U.S.; masculine of Lauren; 2. A family name that began as a patronymic; 3. A placename used for several places in the United States, a Clarence Valley, New South Wales town, a Shire of Hepburn, Victoria locality, and a small Otago, New Zealand town named after Henry Montgomery Lawrence.
