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View Name: Lauren


LAUREN
GENDER: Feminine & Masculine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: LAWR-ən   [key]
Meaning & History
Variant or feminine form of LAURENCE (1). Originally a masculine name, it was first popularized as a feminine name by actress Betty Jean Perske (1924-), who used Lauren Bacall as her stage name.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Lawrence, Laryn, Laurence, Lauryn, Loren, Lorena
DIMINUTIVES: Larrie, Larry, Laurena, Laurie, Laz, Loren, Lorin, Lorrin
MASCULINE FORMS: Laurence, Lawrence
OTHER LANGUAGES: Laurentia, Laurentinus, Laurentius (Ancient Roman), Llorenç (Catalan), Lovre, Lovrenco, Lovro (Croatian), Vavřinec (Czech), Lars, Lorens, Laurits, Lauritz (Danish), Lars, Laurens, Lourens, Lau, Rens (Dutch), Lars (Finnish), Laurence, Laurent, Laurentin, Enzo (French), Lourens (Frisian), Lars, Laurenz, Lorenz, Lenz (German), Lavrentios (Greek), Lőrinc (Hungarian), Lárus (Icelandic), Labhrás (Irish), Lorenza, Lorenzo, Enzo, Loris, Renzo (Italian), Larkin, Law (Medieval English), Lars (Medieval Scandinavian), Lorencio (Medieval Spanish), Lars, Lorens, Laurits, Lauritz (Norwegian), Wawrzyniec (Polish), Lourenço (Portuguese), Laurențiu (Romanian), Lavrenti, Lavrentiy, Lavrenty (Russian), Labhrainn (Scottish), Vavrinec (Slovak), Lovrenc, Lovro (Slovene), Lorenza, Lorenzo (Spanish), Lars, Lorens (Swedish)
Popularity
United States  ranked #62 
England/Wales  ranked #70 
Canada (BC)  ranked #53 
Australia (NSW)  - 
Belgium  - 
France  - 
Ireland  ranked #21 
Netherlands  ranked #119 
Northern Ireland  ranked #37 
Scotland  ranked #50 



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