Lawrence
/ˈlɒ.ɹəns/US/ˈlɔɹəns/
Lawrence proper noun: a male given name from Latin, the usual spelling of Laurence in the U.S.; masculine of Lauren. Also the ellipsis of Lawrence v. Texas.
Proper noun
Lawrence (countable and uncountable, plural Lawrences)
- A male given name from Latin, the usual spelling of Laurence in the U.S.; masculine of Lauren
- "I named him Lawrence. After my father. Pete, that's my husband, he never really liked the name Lawrence. He thought it wasn't very..." she shut her eyes for a moment, shaking her head slowly, "...very masculine." She opened her eyes and smiled ruefully. " That's a good one, isn't it?"2003, Elise Title, Inside Out: A Mystery, St.Martin's Minotaur, published 2003, →ISBN, page 69
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- "My name is Richard Lawrence."
- Candice thought he had a storybook name. Like Lawrence of Arabia, she said, but what she always called him was Ricky. Just a jump away from Tricky Dicky.2007, John Dunning, The Bookworm's Last Fling, Simon & Schuster, published 2007, →ISBN, page 321
- A census-designated place in Chemung Township, McHenry County, Illinois.
- A city in Marion County, Indiana.
- A couple of broad ideas they determined included converting Indianapolis into a single, countywide government led by a strong mayor, and, for political purposes, omitting the school districts and the cities of Beech Grove, Lawrence, Southport and Speedway from any consolidation efforts.2014 May, Jeff Wachter, “40 Years After Unigov: Indianapolis and Marion County’s experience with consolidated government”, in Abell Foundation, archived from the original on 17 Aug 2022, page 6
- A city, the county seat of Douglas County, Kansas.
- A city in Massachusetts, and one of the two county seats of Essex County.
- Two Lawrence men were indicted in June in connection with an extensive fentanyl and heroin distribution operation involving more than $1 million in drugs.2016 March 25, Katharine Q. Seelye, “Heroin Epidemic Is Yielding to a Deadlier Cousin: Fentanyl”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 09 Aug 2021
- A township and village therein, in Van Buren County, Michigan.
- An extinct village in St. Lawrence Township, Scott County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Newton County, Mississippi.
- A village in Nuckolls County, Nebraska.
- A village in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York.
- A town in St. Lawrence County, New York.
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- A census-designated place in Cecil Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
- An unincorporated community in Kaufman County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Emery County, Utah.
- An unincorporated community in Whatcom County, Washington.
- A town in Brown County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Westfield, Marquette County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Rusk County, Wisconsin.
- A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Lawrence Township.
- A town in Clarence Valley council area, New South Wales, Australia.
- A locality in the Shire of Hepburn, central western Victoria, Australia.
- A small town in Otago, New Zealand, named after Henry Montgomery Lawrence.
Also used as
Lawrence is also the ellipsis of Lawrence v. Texas.
Forms of Lawrence
| plural | Lawrences |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Lieurance |
Origin of Lawrence
See Laurence.
Words formed from Lawrence
- Ayot St Lawrence
- Gulf of Saint Lawrence
- Larson
- lawrencate
- Lawrencean
- Lawrenceburg
- Lawrence Hill
- Lawrence-Seip syndrome
- Lawrence syndrome
- Lawrencetown
- Lawrencian
- lawrencium
- Lawrenson
- Lawrentian
- Lawrie
- lazy Lawrence
- North Lawrence
- Saint Lawrence River
- St Lawrence
- St. Lawrence
- St. Lawrence County
- St. Lawrence Island
- St. Lawrence River
- Waltham St Lawrence
- Wick St Lawrence
- Wootton St Lawrence
Phrases with Lawrence
Words that rhyme with Lawrence
Questions about Lawrence
- What does Lawrence mean?
- Lawrence means a male given name from Latin, the usual spelling of Laurence in the U.S.; masculine of Lauren.
- What part of speech is Lawrence?
- Lawrence is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Lawrence?
- Lawrence is pronounced /ˈlɒ.ɹəns/ (UK).
Words near Lawrence in the dictionary
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