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Re: origin of my name
Your name is in the database all you had to do was search :)
click on your name Lorena
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Ok I have actually checked Lorena in the database but there is nothing new in there I did not know. I would like to know where my name originates from and perhaps a meaning.People are always saying what a lovely name and then straight after ask 'where does that come from?' Any help or thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Lorena NZ
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You need to keep clicking on the links...LORENA
Gender: Feminine
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Latinized form of LAUREN LAUREN
Gender: Feminine
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Pronounced: LOR-en [key]
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Feminine form of LAURENCE (1). First popularized by Betty Jean Perske, who used Lauren Bacall as her stage name. LAURENCE (1)
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From the Roman cognomen Laurentius, which meant "of Laurentum". Laurentum was a city in ancient Italy, its name probably deriving from Latin laurus "laurel". Saint Laurence was a 3rd-century deacon and martyr from Rome. According to tradition he was roasted alive on a gridiron because, when ordered to hand over the church's treasures, he presented the sick and poor.
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Thank you for that. I have just discovered this site during my work hours,lol and just went straight into the questions. By the way your wedding photo is lovely. Thanks again......Lorena
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