Comments for the name Lawrence

Lawrence is, like the name Olivia, derived from the laurel tree, and can either mean "symbol of peace" or "laurel bearer".

I think Lawrence is a strong, masculine name.

I've always pronounced it LAW-rents. Never heard of LO-rents. [noted -ed]

Famous bearer: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Union Civil War colonel of the 20th Maine Regment.

Famous bearer: England rugby player Lawrence Dallaglio.

Lawrence is a nice name, but I prefer (love) the spelling Laurence.

A famous bearer is retired American Hall of Fame football player Lawrence Taylor (born February 4, 1959), playing his entire careers as a linebacker for the New York Giants in the National Football League. He's a two-time Super Bowl champion as well.

The lead singer of the '80s English band Felt is called Lawrence. He never uses any other name in production credits, though his surname is Hayward. Because of this, this name always reminds me very strongly of him.

Lawrence Alloway (1926-1990) was a British critic and curator who coined the term 'Pop art'.

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912) was a Dutch-born painter who lived in London. He became a knight.

It reminds me of lawyers, which is not a bad assosciation.

I like the name Lawrence...but hate the nickname Larry. Lawrence is a nice name. A nickname would not do it justice.