Laurent (name)
| 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) |
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
- Charles François Laurent (1856–1939), French senior public official and diplomat
- Claude de Roux de Saint-Laurent (died 1689), French soldier, governor of Saint Christophe
- Louis St. Laurent (1882–1973), twelfth Prime Minister of Canada
- Jeanne St. Laurent (1886–1966), wife of Louis St. Laurent
- Laurent-Désiré Kabila (1939–2001), former president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Laurent Gbagbo (born 1945), 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
- Christian Laurent, French engineer
- 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 Desbiens, French cyclist
- 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
- Leonce Laurent, American Minor Leaque Baseball Player (New York Yankees)
Other
- Laurent Bourgeois, choreographer and rapper from French dance duo Les Twins
- Laurent Brancowitz, guitarist for French band Phoenix
- Laurent Laplante (1934–2017), Canadian journalist, essayist and detective writer
- Laurent Nkunda, Congolese rebel general
- Harry Laurent (1895–1987), New Zealand recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Mathilde Laurent, French perfumer
- Mélanie Laurent, French actress
- 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 in the Captive Prince trilogy by C. S. Pacat
See also
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