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Boy · Latin, through Italian
Lorenzo
Say it: loh-REN-zoh
Meaning
From Latin Laurentius 'man of Laurentum', a town near Rome.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Rising now
In the United States
- 71,463 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 2019, about 1 in 678 boys
- 2,442 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Laurence |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Lorenzo |
| French | Laurent |
| Maltese | Lawrenz |
| Portuguese | Lourenço |
Famous bearers
- Lorenzo de' Medici, the Magnificent
- Lorenzo Ghiberti, sculptor of the Baptistery doors
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Where this comes from
- Medieval and Renaissance Italian records, such as the Florentine tax survey of 1427
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.