| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | French |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "From Laurentum", "Laurelled" or "bright, shining one" |
| Region of origin | France |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Laurence (feminine), 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". It can also be derived from the Old Greek word Lavrenti, meaning "the bright one, shining one". Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian peninsula southwest of Rome. The feminine form of Laurent is Laurence.
Laurent may refer to:
Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French. It is a translation of Aramaic כיפא (Kefa), the nickname Jesus gave to apostle Simon Bar-Jona, referred in English as Saint Peter. Pierre is also found as a surname.
Dieudonné is a French name meaning "Gift of God", and thus similar to the Greek-derived Theodore, Hebrew-derived Matthew, or the Spanish Diosdado. It may refer to:
Laurence is an English masculine and a French feminine given name. The English masculine name is a variant of Lawrence and it originates from a French form of the Latin Laurentius, a name meaning "man from Laurentum".
Lauren is mostly a feminine given name. The name's meaning may be "laurel tree", "sweet of honor", or "wisdom". It is derived from the French name Laurence, a feminine version of Laurent, which is in turn derived from the Roman surname Laurentius.
Yves is a common French male given name of uncertain origin, either from Celtic as in the Gaulish name Ivo (Iuo) and compound names Ivorix and Ivomagus (Iuo-magi), all derived from the Gaulish term for yew, iuos or īuos, or from Germanic, derived from Proto-Germanic *īwaz, *īhwaz, masculine variant of *īwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHweh₂, meaning yew. Related names include Erwan[n], Evette, Ives, Ivet, Iveta, Ivette, Ivo, Iwo, Yve, Yvette, Yvo, Yvon, Yvonne, and many other diminutives. The etymology of the French common name if "yew tree" is disputed the same way as the first name Yves, whether it is Gaulish or Germanic.
Events from the year 1973 in France.
Events from the year 1976 in France.
Events from the year 1966 in France.
Lefèvre is a common family name derived from the original northern French surname Lefebvre. Common variations include Lefevre, LeFevre, Le Fevre, le Fevre, Le Fèvre, le Fèvre, LeFever, Lefevere, Le Fêvre and le Fêvre.
Events from the year 1984 in France.
Events from the year 1971 in France.
Grégoire is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Hilaire, the French form of Hilary, is a given name and surname derived from the Latin hilarius meaning happy or merry. Notable people with the name include:
Dubois is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Dumont is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Moreau is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: