Lawrence
Fewer than a hundred men in Poland carry it, so meeting one would stick with you. The name is Latin at root, tied to the laurel, wawrzyn in Polish.
Lawrence Pronunciation
Lawrence is pronounced lahv-REN-tse (/lavˈrɛnt͡sɛ/).
What Lawrence means
Where Lawrence comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Lawrence comes from the Latin Laurentius, which means a man of Laurentum. Laurentum was a coastal town in old Latium, and its name stands near laurus, the Roman word for laurel. Roman victors and poets wore laurel wreaths, so the name reached people already tied to that crown. The short meaning is laurel, in Polish wawrzyn or laur.
The most famous early bearer was Saint Lawrence, a deacon of Rome martyred in 258. His story spread fast. It carried the name across Europe, and English usage settled on the forms Lawrence and Laurence. From there the name became an ordinary English given name, familiar on registers and records for centuries.
A boy called Lawrence holds a Roman town in his name and a laurel behind it.
How many people are named Lawrence
1 in 220064 men in Poland is named Lawrence. 97 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3524 among male names.
Lawrence's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.
Lawrence as a middle name
Lawrence is a first name for 97 men in Poland and a middle name for another 145, a 40/60 split, almost evenly. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 584th, between Cezariusz (145) and Mikael (145).
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#582 Henrik146
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#583 Cezariusz145
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#584 Lawrence145
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#585 Mikael145
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#586 Faruk144