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Laurance
How to Pronounce Laurance
Pronounced LOR-ense /ΛlΙr.Ιns/Medium
Meaning: Laurance is a variant spelling of Laurence/Lawrence, from the Latin Laurentius, 'man from Laurentum' β a town whose name evokes the laurel, symbol of victory; it carries the same meaning as the standard forms.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Laurance is a variant of Laurence and Lawrence, from Latin Laurentius, 'from Laurentum' β a place-name linked to laurus, the laurel that crowned victors. Saint Laurence, a third-century martyr, spread the name across Christendom, and Laurance is simply one of its long-standing spellings.
Laurance has a long faint American record from the 1880s, cresting around 1956 and fading afterward, always the rarer spelling β only a few dozen boys a year β next to Lawrence. It reads as an old-fashioned variant of a classic.
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What does the name Laurance mean?
Laurance is a variant of Lawrence/Laurence, from Latin Laurentius, 'from Laurentum' or 'crowned with laurel'.
How do you pronounce Laurance?
It's said LOR-ense /ΛlΙr.Ιns/ β two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Laurance a boy or girl name?
Laurance is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Laurance?
Laurance is rare β an old-fashioned variant of Lawrence borne by only a few dozen boys a year at its peak.