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Lauren
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English
Alternative forms
male given name en Loren Lorin
female given name en Loren Lauryn
Etymology
en la - la Laurentius 1 1. en Laurence.
Pronunciation
en /ˈlɒɹən/ RP
en /ˈlɔɹɪn/ /ˈlɔɹən/ GA
en /ˈlɑɹən/ NYC
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-Lauren.wav US
en ɒɹən 2
Proper noun
s
en unisex.
en female Latin Laurence; en Lawrence
en 2004 w:Alice Munro Runaway:Stories Knopf 214 Trespasses "I don't like my name," said Delphine. "Nobody likes their own name.""I don't like mine.""Lauren's nice. They picked a nice name for you."
en Brandon Drenon The only 'no' vote on releasing Epstein files w:BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crl2g195n96o 2025-11-18 Prior to the House passing the legislation, only four Republicans had joined all Democrats in signing a petition to force a vote - Thomas Massie, Lauren Boebert, Nancy Mace and Marjorie Taylor Greene. https://web.archive.org/web/20260821025653/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crl2g195n96o 21 August 2026
en male Latin rare Laurence.
en.
en French < patronymics, a variant of Laurent.
en 2007 Marcel Danesi Why It Sells:Decoding the Meanings of Brand Names 59 Rowman & Littlefield For example, the new York designer Ralph Lifshitz chose to change his "unpleasant-sounding" name to Ralph Lauren, creating a multi-billion-dollar clothing enterprise as a result.
en Scottish Scottish Gaelic < patronymics, a rare anglicization of gd Mac Labhrainn son of Laurence (McLaren)
Related terms
female given name
masculine forms: Laurence, Lawrence
pet forms: Laurie
variants: Laura
Anagrams
en aelnru Launer neural ulnare unreal
en unisex given names