Laurence
Almost no one in Poland carries this name, and the few who do split nearly evenly between women and men: it works for either. At root it's Latin, from Laurentum, the town name tied to the laurel.
Laurence Pronunciation
Laurence is pronounced lah-oo-REN-tse (/lauˈrɛnt͡sɛ/).
What Laurence means
Where Laurence comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Laurence comes from the Latin Laurentius, a name meaning someone from Laurentum. Laurentum was a town in old Latium, and it took its own name from the laurus, the laurel. The short meaning runs back through a place to a tree.
The laurel crowned victors. Romans set its leaves on the heads of generals and poets, and the plant became a mark of standing. When Laurentius passed into English and French use, that older sense of the laurel stayed attached to it, the way a family keeps a coat of arms.
English and French speakers carried the name for centuries. Saint Laurence of Rome, a deacon martyred in 258, gave it a place in the calendar and a reason to endure. Actors and writers named Laurence kept it current on stage and page.
A child called Laurence today still carries Laurentum, and behind that town, the laurel.
How many people are named Laurence
1 in 426924 men in Poland is named Laurence. 96 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3543 among male names.
Laurence as a middle name
Laurence is a first name for 96 men in Poland and a middle name for another 67, a 59/41 split, almost evenly. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 884th, between Gerardus (67) and Paskal (67).
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#882 António67
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#883 Gerardus67
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#884 Laurence67
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#885 Paskal67
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#886 Samson67