Lawrence

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • A male given name from Latin, the usual spelling of Laurence in the U.S.;
  • A placename
  • A haze caused by heat; named after a third-century Christian killed by Emperor Valerian by being burned.

Origin

  • See Laurence.

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