Laurent (name)


Laurent is a French masculine given name of Latin origin. It is used in France, Canada, and other [List of countries where French language|French is an official language|French-speaking countries]. The name was derived from the Roman surname Laurentius, which meant "from Laurentum". Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian peninsula southwest of Rome, and its name is either descended from many groves of Laurus nobilis, or, according to Virgil, a single "sacred" laurel tree. The feminine form of Laurent is Laurence.

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