Laurentius

Latin

Etymology

From Laurentum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /lau̯ˈren.ti.us/, [ɫ̪äu̯ˈrɛn̪t̪iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /lau̯ˈren.t͡si.us/, [läu̯ˈrɛnt̪͡s̪ius]

Proper noun

Laurentius m (genitive Laurentiī or Laurentī); second declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Laurence.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Laurentius	Laurentiī
Genitive	Laurentiī Laurentī1	Laurentiōrum
Dative	Laurentiō	Laurentiīs
Accusative	Laurentium	Laurentiōs
Ablative	Laurentiō	Laurentiīs
Vocative	Laurentī	Laurentiī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

• English: Laurence, Lawrence
• French: Laurent
• Galician: Lourenzo
• Italian: Lorenzo
• Romanian: Laurențiu
• Spanish: Lorenzo, Llorente
• Slavic/Hungarian: Lorenc
• Danish/Norwegian/Swedish: Lars