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Laurence m. Latin Laurentius, a cognomen, from Latin laurus 'laurel, bay-tree'.

The name of a 3rd C Italian saint, a 6th C Italian saint, a 6th C antipope, a 7th C Italian saint, and a 12th C Italian saint.

Czech Republic
Latin
● 1351 Laurencij (gen) chlumecky 46, Laurencius (nom) ibid. 5; 1353 Laurencij (dat) ibid. 94, Laurencio (dat) ibid. 129
England
Latin
● 1279–80 Laurencii (gen) WaHR-SK p. 48; 1297 Laurentius (nom) ComWil-vol1 p. 1; 1298 Laurentius (nom) ibid. p. 1; 1347 Laurentii (gen) SocAntNor-3-3 no. 5; 1381 Laurence (nom) Suffolk1381 p. 76, Laurencius (nom) ibid. p. 134, Laurentio (abl) ibid. p. 90; 1383 Laurentio (abl) SocAntNor-3-3 no. 58; 1406 Laurencio (dat) EEW p. 14; 1411 Laurencio (dat) ibid. p. 21, Laurencium (acc) ibid. p. 21
Middle English
● 1406 Laurans EEW p. 13; 1411 laurens ibid. p. 18
English
● 1530 Laurance LIWill-III p. 22, Laurenc ibid. p. 24, Laurence ibid. p. 14, Lawrence ibid. p. 81; 1540 Larrance StAnthonlin p. 2, Laurans BarnstapleBap p. 2; 1542 Lawrence BEmar-vol1 p. 2; 1546 Lawerance BarnstapleBap p. 5; 1551 Laurence DEmar-vol1 p. 79; 1553 Laweranc BarnstapleBap p. 8; 1554 Lawerance ibid. p. 8; 1555 Lawrance ibid. p. 9; 1557 Larence ibid. p. 10, Lawrence BEmar-vol1 p. 6; 1558 Lourance DU-DSMMar; 1559 Lawrenc SOmar-vol9 p. 2; 1560 Lawrence BarnstapleBap p. 10, Lawrens BEmar-vol1 p. 7; 1561 Laurance BarnstapleBap p. 11; 1564 Lawrence BUmar-vol9 p. 4; 1565 Larrance StAnthonlin p. 17; 1568 Laurance OrpingtonKe p. 3; 1569 Lawrance CAmar-vol1 p. 2; 1571 Laurance OrpingtonKe p. 3; 1573 Laurence BUmar-vol9 p. 5; 1574 Laurance OrpingtonKe p. 4; 1576 Laurance ibid. p. 5; 1577 Laurence BUmar-vol2 p. 62; 1578 Laurance OrpingtonKe p. 5; 1585 Larance StAnthonlin p. 31; 1586 Lawrence DEmar-vol2 p. 12; 1587 Lawrence ibid. p. 14; 1590 Laurence BUmar-vol9 p. 7, Lawrence COmar-vol2 p. 23, DEmar-vol2 p. 20; 1592 Lawrence ibid. p. 24; 1594 Lawrence bruton-vol1 p. 10; 1596 Lawrence DEmar-vol2 p. 34; 1597 Lawrance CAmar-vol1 p. 6
Estonia
Middle Low German
● 1426 Laurens BbRT p. 351; 1434 Laurens ibid. p. 356
France
Latin
● 1115x1149 Laurentius (nom) CartStPC X; 1147 Laurentio (abl) CartNDSaintes XXV; c1150 Laurencii (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CXIII; 1258 Laurencio (abl) ArrestReg-volI XII, BMV, Laurentius (nom) ibid. XII, BMV; 1301 Laurentii (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 208, Laurentius (nom) ibid. p. 207; 1378 Laurencius (nom) hanquetvol1 no. 85, Laurentio (dat) ibid. 481, Laurentius (nom) ibid. 1291
Old French
● 1296 Lorenz paris1296 p. 28; 1301 Leurens (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 335 [p. 235], Leurent (obl) ibid. p. 286; 1313 Lorens Paris1313 p. 13, Lorent ibid. p. 63, Lorenz ibid. p. 2
β—‘ 1296 Lorencin paris1296 p. 54; 1313 Lorencin Paris1313 p. 58
Middle French
● 1388 Laurent thierry; 1392 Lorens MemBret-II col. 598; 1418 Laurens HGParis p. 373; 1421 Laurens favier 161, Lorens ibid. 315; 1423 Laurens ibid. 243, Lorin ibid. 95; 1438 Laurens ibid. 5, Lorens ibid. 185
β—‘ 1421 Lorin favier 325; 1438 Laurentin ibid. 84, Lorin ibid. 564
Germany
Latin
● 1401 laurencij (gen) HD1401 no. 337; 1497 Laurencii (gen) Nurn1497 p. 67
Early New High German
● 1400 Laurenzens (gen) mairhofer DCLXVII; 1497 Lorentz Nurn1497 p. 2
Ireland
Latin
● 1216x1272 Laurencio (abl) POSDu VII
Italy
Latin
● 1265x1339 Laurencii (gen) BBC-Berg 91; 1300 Laurencii (gen) ActDipVeneto-I-1 p. 50, Laurencium (acc) ibid. p. 50; 1301 Laurencio (abl) ibid. p. 51; 1307 Laurencius (nom) BBC-Berg p. XLVI; 1527 Laurentij (gen) Rome1527 p. 84, Laurentius (nom) ibid. p. 84
β—‘ 1326 Rensi (gen) Friuli-14thC no. 423; 1527 Rentij (gen) Rome1527 p. 90
Malta
Latin
● 1499 Laurentius (nom) Attard1499 p. 115
The Netherlands
Dutch
● 1566 Lauris MagMiddelburg-1560; 1567 Laurens ibid., Lauris ibid.; 1568 Laurens ibid.; 1569 Laurens ibid.; 1570 Laurens ibid.; 1571 Laurens ibid.; 1572 Laurens ibid., Lauris ibid.; 1575 Laurens ibid., Lauris ibid.; 1576 Lauris ibid.
Scotland
Latin
● 1238 Laurentio (abl) CartLevenax p. 13; 1376 Laurencii (gen) morton-vol1 16, Laurencio (dat) ibid. 16, Laurenti (gen) ibid. 16; 1578 Laurencius (nom) ibid. 15
Spain
Latin
● 1487 Laurentii (gen) carbonell p. 12, Laurentius (nom) ibid. p. 10; 1488 Laurentii (gen) ibid. p. 15; 1490 Laurentii (gen) ibid. p. 43, Laurentius (nom) ibid. p. 43
Catalan
● 1510 Lorens valencia1510 1767, LorenΓ§ ibid. 3248
Sweden
Latin
● 1383 Laurencii (gen) SRA-vol2 no. 1901, Laurencius (nom) ibid. no. 1901
Old Swedish
● 1383 Laffrenz SRA-vol2 no. 1925, Lafrinz ibid. no. 1900, Laufrins ibid. no. 1911, Laurens ibid. no. 1907, Laurins ibid. no. 1903, Laurinz ibid. no. 1922, Lauris (gen) ibid. no. 1933
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