Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Lorenzo

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LORENZO

GENDER: Masculine

USAGE: Italian, Spanish

PRONOUNCED: lo-REN-tso (Italian), lo-REN-tho (Spanish), lo-REN-so (Latin American Spanish) [key]

Meaning & History

Italian and Spanish form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)). Lorenzo de' Medici, known as the Magnificent, was a ruler of Florence during the Renaissance. He was also a great patron of the arts who employed Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Botticelli and other famous artists.

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DIMINUTIVES: Enzo, Loris, Renzo (Italian)

FEMININE FORMS: Lorenza (Italian), Lorenza (Spanish)

OTHER LANGUAGES: Laurentinus, Laurentius (Ancient Roman), Llorenç (Catalan), Lovre, Lovrenco, Lovro (Croatian), Vavřinec (Czech), Laurits, Lauritz (Danish), Lars, Laurens, Lourens, Lau, Rens (Dutch), Laurence, Lawrence, Larrie, Larry, Lauren, Laurie, Lawrie, Laz, Loren, Lorin, Lorrin (English), Lars (Finnish), Laurent, Laurentin, Enzo (French), Lourens (Frisian), Lorenz, Lenz (German), Lavrentios (Greek), Lőrinc (Hungarian), Lárus (Icelandic), Labhrás (Irish), Larkin, Law (Medieval English), Lorencio (Medieval Spanish), Laurits, Lauritz (Norwegian), Wawrzyniec (Polish), Lourenço (Portuguese), Laurențiu (Romanian), Lavrenti, Lavrentiy, Lavrenty (Russian), Lars, Lorens (Scandinavian), Labhrainn (Scottish), Vavrinec (Slovak), Lovrenc, Lovro (Slovene)

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