Laurent (name)
| Laurent | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | French |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "From Laurentum", or "Laurelled" |
| Region of origin | France |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Lorenzo (Spanish, Italian), Laurențiu (Romanian), Lourenço (Portuguese) |
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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.
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
- A. Laurent, a French astronomer
- Auguste Laurent (1807-1853), French chemist
- 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
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
See also
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