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

Belgium

Middle Dutch

● 1376 Lauwereins (nom) RSG1376-89 p. 1

Dutch

● 1597x1598 Laureys BoonenGes p. 320

Croatia

Latin

● 1474 Lawreus (nom) Brgles p. 11

Czech Republic

Latin

● 1343 Laurentio (abl) Rössler2 20, p. 12, Laurentius (nom) ibid. 20, p. 12; 1351 Laurencij (gen) chlumecky 46, Laurencius (nom) ibid. 5; 1353 Laurencij (dat) ibid. 94, Laurencio (dat) ibid. 129

Denmark

Middle Danish

◑ 1496 Lasse KD-1 no. 185

Danish

● 1581 Lauritz KD-1 no. 362

◑ 1581 Las KD-1 no. 362, Lass ibid. no. 362

England

Latin

● 1155 Laurentius (nom) FPD p. 121, fn. 1; 1279–80 Laurencii (gen) WaHR-SK p. 48; 1297 Laurentius (nom) ComWil-vol1 p. 1; 1298 Laurentius (nom) ibid. p. 1; 1340xc1450 Laurencius (nom) CovGuild-1 p. 49, Laurentii (gen) ibid. p. 4; 1347 Laurentii (gen) SocAntNor-3-3 no. 5; 1377 Laurencius (nom) FenPT-2 p. 5; 1379 Laurencii (gen) WRYPT1 p. 20; 1381 Laurence (nom) Suffolk1381 p. 76, Laurencius (nom) FenPT-2 p. 10, Suffolk1381 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; 1482/3 laurens (nom) BreadBk p. 5; 1482 laurens (nom) ibid. p. 5; 1483 laurencius (nom) ibid. p. 8; 1485–1486 Laurentio (abl) CovGuild-2 p. 59, Laurentius (nom) ibid. p. 78; 1529 Laurentio (dat) WillsInv LXXIX

Dutch

● 1573 Laureyns AuFr Boijs; 1576 Laurens ibid. Christiaens; 1577 Laureijns ibid. Bois; 1579 Laurens ibid. Bois; 1585 Laureins ibid. Beijdals, Laurens ibid. Bois; 1586 Laurens ibid. Beijdaels; 1589 Laurens ibid. Beijdaels; 1590 Laurens ibid. Beijdaels; 1592 Laurens ibid. Beijdaels; 1597 Laurens ibid. Damme; 1599 Laurens ibid. Damme

Middle English

● 1406 Laurans EEW p. 13; 1411 laurens ibid. p. 18

Early Modern English

● 1522 Lawrence WillsInv LXXVI; 1529 laurence CovGuild-2 p. 88; 1530 Laurance LIWill-III p. 22, Laurenc ibid. p. 24, Laurence ibid. p. 14, WillsInv LXXX, Lawrence LIWill-III p. 81; 1532–1533 Laurence CovGuild-2 p. 99; 1540 Larrance StAnthonlin p. 2, Laurans BarnstapleBap p. 2; 1542 Lawrence BEmar-vol1 p. 2; 1542/3 lawrens SIAcc 3; 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 Laurence bruton-vol1 p. 109, Lourance DU-DSMMar; 1559 Lawrenc SOmar-vol9 p. 2, Lawrence StMaryA p. 3; 1560 Lawrence BarnstapleBap p. 10, COmar-vol5 p. 1, Lawrens BEmar-vol1 p. 7; 1561 Laurance BarnstapleBap p. 11; 1563 Lawrence ibid. p. 12; 1564 Lawrence BUmar-vol9 p. 4, Lawrens BarnstapleBap p. 13; 1564/5 Lawrens ibid. p. 13; 1565 Larrance StAnthonlin p. 17; 1568 Laurance OrpingtonKe p. 3; 1569 Lawrance CAmar-vol1 p. 2; 1571 Laurance OrpingtonKe p. 3; 1572 Lauraunce RegBisham p. 3, Laurence Bar-in-El p. 20; 1573 Laurance RegBisham p. 3, 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, Lawrance Bar-in-El p. 24; 1584 Laurence RegBisham p. 4, Lawrance HAmar-vol9 p. 92; 1585 Larance StAnthonlin p. 31, Lawrence Bar-in-El p. 14; 1586 Lawrence ibid. p. 16, DEmar-vol2 p. 12; 1587 Lawrence ibid. p. 14; 1588 Lawrence Bar-in-El 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; 1598 Lawrence Bar-in-El p. 33; 1599 Laurence ibid. p. 35

Estonia

Middle Low German

● 1426 Laurens BbRT p. 351; 1434 Laurens ibid. p. 356; 1436 Lauerens ibid. p. 358; 1443 Lauwrens ibid. p. 365

◑ 1524x1532 Laur (nom) Saareste1923b p. 137, Lauri (nom) ibid. p. 145; 1592 Laur Tiik1977 p. 286

Early Modern Swedish

● 1587 Larens (nom) Hiiumaa p. 56

◑ 1564 Laße (nom) Hiiumaa p. 48; 1565 Lars (gen) ibid. p. 48, Lawr (nom) ibid. p. 261; 1576 Lasse (nom) ibid. p. 48, Laur (nom) ibid. p. 56; 1577 Larß (nom) ibid. p. 56, Lasse (nom) ibid. p. 120; 1583 Larß (nom) ibid. p. 290, Lasse (nom) ibid. p. 48; 1584 Lars (nom) ibid. p. 56; 1587 Lassy (nom) ibid. p. 48; 1595 Laße (nom) ibid. p. 120; 1599 Lars (nom) ibid. p. 256

Finland

Early Modern Swedish

◑ 1548 Lars (gen) Audén1980 p. 168, Lasse (nom) ibid. p. 169; 1559 Lars (gen) ibid. p. 166; 1582 Larij (nom) ibid. p. 171, Lasze (nom) ibid. p. 171

France

Latin

● c823 Laurentius (nom) irminon-vol2 38, Wan; 1079x1101 Laurentio (abl) CartStPC XXXVII; 1080x1105 Laurentius (nom) StVdM-II 699; 1101x1129 Laurentio (abl) CartStPC XXVIII, Laurentius (nom) ibid. XXVI; 1115x1149 Laurentius (nom) ibid. X; c1138 Laurentii (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CL; 1147 Laurentio (abl) CartNDSaintes XXV; c1150 Laurencii (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CXIII; 1171 Laurentius (nom) clairvaux-12thc 141; 1179 Laurentio (abl) ibid. 178, Laurentius (nom) ibid. 178; 1258 Laurencio (abl) ArrestReg-volI XII, BMV, Laurentius (nom) ibid. XII, BMV; 1273 Laurencii (gen) NDParisII 2-XLIII; 1292 Laurentius (nom) MemBret-I 1104; 1301 Laurentii (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 208, Laurentius (nom) ibid. p. 207; 1350 Laurencio (dat) SDHK no. 6035, Laurensii (gen) ibid. no. 6017; 1378 Laurencius (nom) hanquetvol1 no. 85, Laurentio (dat) ibid. 481, Laurentius (nom) ibid. 1291

Old French

● 1292 Loranz (nom) HistHdVParis p. 110; 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

◑ 1296 Lorencin paris1296 p. 54; 1313 Lorencin Paris1313 p. 58

Middle French

● 1388 Laurent thierry; 1392 Lorens MemBret-II col. 598; 1418 Laurens DdB1418 p. 204, HGParis p. 373, Laurent DdB1418 p. 197, Lourens ibid. p. 210; 1421 Laurens favier 161, Lorens ibid. 315; 1423 Laurens ibid. 243, Lorin ibid. 95; 1438 Laurens ibid. 5, Lorens ibid. 185; 1466 Laurans HistHdVParis no. 5; 1504 Laurent ibid. no. 6; 1561 Laurent RegPCC-1 p. 1; 1562 Laurent ibid. p. 9; 1563 Laurence ibid. p. 24, Laurent ibid. p. 19; 1564 Laurens ibid. p. 57, Laurent ibid. p. 45; 1565 Laurens ibid. p. 116, Laurent ibid. p. 143, Lorent ibid. p. 118; 1566 Laurens ibid. p. 202; 1567 Laurens ibid. p. 286, Laurent ibid. p. 354; 1568 Laurens ibid. p. 370; 1570 Laurens ibid. p. 426; 1571 Laurens ibid. p. 439, Laurent ibid. p. 465

◑ 1421 Lorin favier 325; 1438 Laurentin ibid. 84, Lorin ibid. 564

Germany

Latin

● 1249 Laurentius (nom) hennes-vol1 132; 1394 Laurencii (gen) SMM p. 183; 1401 laurencij (gen) HD1401 no. 337; 1497 Laurencii (gen) Nurn1497 p. 67

Early New High German

● 1400 Laurenzens (gen) mairhofer DCLXVII; 1409 Lorencze (acc) UrkJen2 19; 1497 Lorentz Nurn1497 p. 2

Hungary

Latin

● 1351 Laurencii (gen) CDH-IX-II I

Ireland

Latin

● fin12thC Laurentius (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 5; 1216x1272 Laurencio (abl) POSDu VII; 1460 Laurencio (abl) RegOct 27, Laurencium (acc) ibid. 24; 1490/1 Laurencium (acc) ibid. 3, Laurencius (nom) ibid. 3

Early Modern English

● 1539 Laurence Fiants-1 74; 1540 Laurence ibid. 142

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; 1348 Laurentii (gen) INP 18, Laurentio (abl) ibid. 11, Laurentium (acc) ibid. 3, Laurentius (nom) ibid. 3; 1367 Laurencii (gen) SMM p. 130; 1376 Laurencio (abl) DouGen1 p. 32; 1449 Laurentii (gen) VitAs2 XII, Laurentio (abl) ibid. X, Laurentium (acc) ibid. VIII; 1450 Laurentio (abl) ibid. VI; 1464 Laurentius (nom) CUP-III-I CCXXXI, Lorenzius (nom) ibid. CCXXXI; 1522x1532 Laurencius (nom) DSF p. 51, 12; 1527 Laurentij (gen) Rome1527 p. 84, Laurentius (nom) ibid. p. 84

◑ 1326 Rensi (gen) Friuli-14thC no. 423; 1348 Rentii (gen) INP 21, Rentio (dat) ibid. 18, Rentium (acc) ibid. 12; 1522x1532 Rencius (nom) DSF p. 54, 52; 1527 Rentij (gen) Rome1527 p. 90

Italian

◑ 1513x1521 Renzo LeoX p. 11

Latvia

Latin

● 1299 Laurencii (gen) RigSB 364; 1301 Laurencio (dat) ibid. 312

Middle Low German

● 1465 Laurentz Mettig1892 p. 7; 1511 Laurenß ibid. p. 11; 1523 Laurens Arbusow p. 100; 1524 Laurens ibid. p. 99; 1532 Laurens ibid. p. 97; 1540 Laurens ibid. p. 98; 1542 Laurentcz ibid. p. 99; 1549 Laurencz ibid. p. 100; 1558 Labrentcze Arbuzov1920 p. 46; 1582x1594 Labrens ibid. p. 47

◑ 1452 Lassen (gen) Arbusow p. 97

Lithuania

Polish

● 1551x1555 Lawrina Kaunas2006 p. 85

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.; 1578 Lauris ibid.; 1580 Laurens ibid.; 1581 Laurens ibid., Lauris ibid.; 1582 Laurens ibid., Lauris ibid.; 1583 Laurens ibid., Lauris ibid.; 1584 Laurens ibid., Lauris ibid.; 1585 Laurens ibid.; 1586 Laurens ibid.; 1587 Laurens ibid.; 1588 Laurens ibid.; 1589 Laurens ibid., Lauris ibid.; 1590 Laurens ibid., Lauris ibid.; 1591 Laurens ibid., Lauris ibid.; 1592 Laurens ibid., Lauris ibid.; 1593 Laurens ibid., Lauris ibid.; 1594 Laurens ibid.; 1595 Laurens ibid.

Portugal

Latin

● 1179x1211 Laurentius (nom) PHGCRP-I no. 5; 1209 Laurentium (acc) ibid. no. 10, Laurentius (nom) ibid. no. 10; 1211 Laurentius (nom) ibid. no. 6; 1217 Laurentius (nom) ibid. no. 21; 1269 Laurentio (dat) ibid. no. 11

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

● 1276 Laurencius (nom) CDGH XLVI, Laurentio (dat) ibid. XLVI, Laurentius (nom) ibid. XLVI, laurentii (gen) ibid. XLVI; 1487 Laurentii (gen) carbonell-I p. 12, Laurentius (nom) ibid. p. 10; 1488 Laurentii (gen) ibid. p. 15; 1490 Laurentii (gen) ibid. p. 43, Laurentius (nom) ibid. p. 43; 1491 Laurentii (gen) ibid. p. 56, Laurentius (nom) ibid. p. 56; 1492 Laurentii (gen) ibid. p. 67, Laurentius (nom) ibid. p. 66

Catalan

● 1250 Lorenz RusGeb p. 273; 1510 Lorens valencia1510 1767, Lorenç ibid. 3248

Spanish

● 1575 Lorenzo Catalogo-5.2 3798; 1576 Lorenzo ibid. 3884

Sweden

Latin

● 1251 Laurentio (abl) CDL-1.1.1 XXII; 1350 Laurencii (gen) SDHK no. 6015, Laurencius (nom) ibid. no. 6002, Laurentz (nom) ibid. no. 6046; 1356 Laurencio (abl) ibid. no. 7002; 1383 Laurencii (gen) SRA-vol2 no. 1901, Laurencius (nom) ibid. no. 1901; 1411 Laurencii (gen) SDHK no. 17654, Laurencio (dat) ibid. no. 17654, Laurencium (acc) ibid. no. 17654, Laurencius (nom) ibid. no. 17654, Laurentii (gen) ibid. no. 17654

Old Swedish

● 1377 Laffrenz (nom) SDHK no. 10938, Laffrenzo (nom) ibid. no. 10938; 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; 1407 Laurens (nom) SDHK no. 16880; 1409 Laurens (nom) ibid. no. 17263

◑ 1409 Lasse (nom) SDHK no. 17341

Early Modern Swedish

● 1543 Larrens (nom) Audén1980 p. 163

◑ 1543 Lars (nom) Audén1980 p. 162

Wales

Latin

● 1206 Laurentio (abl) Pryce-1st no. 9