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Laurent (name)

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Gender
  
Male

Region of origin
  
France

Language(s)
  
French

Meaning
  
"From Laurentum", or "Laurelled"

Related names
  
Lorenzo (Spanish, Italian), Laurențiu (Romanian), Lourenço (Portuguese)

Laurent is a French masculine given name of Latin origin. It is used in France, Canada, and other 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.

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Politics

  • Louis St. Laurent, the twelfth Prime Minister of Canada
  • Jeanne St. Laurent, the wife of Louis St. Laurent
  • Laurent-Désiré Kabila, former president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Laurent Gbagbo, former president of Côte d'Ivoire

    • Mathematics

  • Laurent Schwartz, French mathematician
  • Paul Matthieu Hermann Laurent, French mathematician
  • Pierre Alphonse Laurent, French mathematician best known as the discoverer of the Laurent series

    • Royalty

  • Laurent, Prince of Belgium, 11th in line to the Belgian throne

    • Science

  • Auguste Laurent (1807-1853), French chemist
  • Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent, a French astronomer
  • Laurent Lantieri, French plastic surgeon who is a pioneer in the field of face transplantation
  • Raymond Laurent, Belgian herpetologist

    • Sports

  • Laurent Blanc, French association football manager
  • Laurent Capet, French volleyball player
  • Laurent Chambertin, French volleyball player
  • Laurent Fignon (1960-2010), French cyclist
  • Laurent Koscielny, French association football player
  • Laurent Manuel, American association football (soccer) player
  • Laurent Robinson, American football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys
  • Lucien Laurent, French association football player
  • Roger Laurent, Belgian racing driver

    • Other

  • Laurent Nkunda, Congolese rebel general
  • Laurent Véronnez, Belgium-based trance DJ
  • Mélanie Laurent, French actress
  • Laurent Brancowitz, guitarist for French band Phoenix
  • Yves Saint Laurent, French fashion designer

    • Fiction

  • Dick Laurent, a fictional character in Lost Highway by David Lynch
  • Laurent (Twilight), one of the

    • nomadic vampires in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series

  • Laurent, a fictional character of the Captive Prince trilogy by C.S Pacat
  • Fiora Laurent, a champion from the video game League of Legends

    • References

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