Name: Laurentius
Gender: Male
Usage: Laurentius, of latin origin, is not a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Laurentius are in general originating from Austria, Germany, Netherlands, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Laurentius across the world, see Lars.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Laurentius is: From laurentum or laurelled.
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Numerology of the first name Laurentius: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 5. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: adventurous, energetic, curious, visionary, magnetic, expansive.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Extroverted, Adventurous
Ruling planet: Mercury
Colors: White, Gray
Gemstones: Diamond
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The name Laurentius is ranked on the 46,368th position of the most used names. It means that this name is rarely used.
We estimate that there are at least 3500 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Laurentius has ten characters. It means that it is relatively long-length, compared to the other names in our database.
We do not have enough data to display the number of people who were given the name Laurentius for each year.
The name day of Laurentius is 12 November.
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History and Origin
Laurentius is a Latin surname that means "From Laurentum" (a city near Rome), or "Laurelled". It can also be used as a first name. Notable people with the name include:
In Early Christianity:
- Lawrence of Rome, Saint Laurentius of Rome, (died 258), Italian deacon and saint, born in Spain
In Catholicism:
- Antipope Laurentius, antipope of the Roman Catholic Church
- Laurence of Canterbury, archbishop of Canterbury known as Saint Laurentius
- Lárentíus Kálfsson, bishop of Hólar, Iceland, 1324-31
- Laurentius Abstemius, Italian writer, Professor of Belles Lettres at Urbino, and Librarian to Duke Guido Ubaldo under Pope Alexander VI
In Byzantium:
- Joannes Laurentius Lydus, Byzantine writer on antiquarian subjects
In Poland:
- Wawrzyniec Grzymała Goślicki, Laurentius Grimaldius Gosliscius, (1530–1607), Polish bishop, political thinker and philosopher best known for his book De optimo senatore
In Lutheranism:
- Laurentius Andreae, Swedish clergyman and scholar
- Laurentius Paulinus Gothus (1565–1646), Swedish theologian, astronomer and Archbishop of Uppsala
- Laurentius Petri (1499–1573), Swedish clergyman and the first Evangelical Lutheran Archbishop of Sweden
- Laurentius Petri Gothus, the second Swedish Lutheran Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden
- Paul Laurentius (1554-1624), Lutheran divine
- Laurentius Christophori Hornæus, minister and witch hunter in Torsåker and Ytterlännäs, Sweden
In other fields:
- Henrik Laurentius Helliesen, Norwegian Minister of Finance in several periods between 1863 and 1883
- Laurentius (weevil), a beetle genus in the tribe Madopterini
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