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)

1. A unisex given name
   1. A female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Laurence; feminine of Lawrence
      • 2004, Alice Munro, “Trespasses”, in Runaway:Stories, Knopf, page 214:

        "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."

   2. A male given name from Latin, of rare usage, variant of Laurence.
2. A surname.
   1. 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, 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.

   2. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic], a rare anglicization of Mac Labhrainn (“son of Laurence”) (McLaren)

Related terms

(female given name):

• masculine forms: Laurence, Lawrence
• pet forms: Laurie
• variants: Laura

Anagrams

• Launer, neural, ulnare, unreal