Lauren
English
Alternative forms
- (male given name): Loren, Lorin
- (female given name): Loren, Lauryn
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɒɹən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɔɹɪn/, /ˈlɔɹən/
- (NYC) IPA(key): /ˈlɑɹən/
- Rhymes: -ɒɹən
Proper noun
Lauren (plural Laurens)
- A unisex given name
- A female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Laurence; feminine of Lawrence
- 2004 Alice Munro, Runaway:Stories, Knopf 2004, page 214 ("Trespasses")
- "I don't like my name," said Delphine. "Nobody likes their own name."
- "I don't like mine."
- "Lauren's nice. They picked a nice name for you."
- 2004 Alice Munro, Runaway:Stories, Knopf 2004, page 214 ("Trespasses")
- A male given name from Latin, of rare usage, variant of Laurence.
- A female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Laurence; feminine of Lawrence
- A surname.
- A surname from French [in turn originating as a patronymic], a variant of Laurent.
- 2007 Marcel Danesi, Why It Sells:Decoding the Meanings of Brand Names, Rowman & Littlefield 2007, page 59
- For example, the new York designer Ralph Lifshitz chose to change his "unpleasant-sounding" name to Ralph Lauren, creating a multi-billion-dollar clothing enterprise as a result.
- 2007 Marcel Danesi, Why It Sells:Decoding the Meanings of Brand Names, Rowman & Littlefield 2007, page 59
- A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic], a rare anglicization of Mac Labhrainn (“son of Laurence”) (McLaren)
- A surname from French [in turn originating as a patronymic], a variant of Laurent.
Related terms
(female given name):
- masculine forms: Laurence, Lawrence
- pet forms: Laurie
- variants: Laura
Anagrams
- Launer, neural, ulnare, unreal