Laurent (name)

Gender	Male
Language(s)	French
Meaning	"From Laurentum", or "Laurelled"
Region of origin	France
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.

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