Lawrence
English
editAlternative forms
edit- (surname): Lieurance
Etymology
editSee Laurence.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɒ.ɹəns/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɔɹəns/
- (New York City) IPA(key): /ˈlɑɹəns/
- Rhymes: -ɒɹəns, -ɔɹəns
Proper noun
editLawrence (countable and uncountable, plural Lawrences)
- A male given name from Latin, the usual spelling of Laurence in the U.S.; masculine of Lauren
- 2003, Elise Title, Inside Out: A Mystery, St.Martin's Minotaur, published 2003, →ISBN, page 69:
- "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?"
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- 2007, John Dunning, The Bookworm's Last Fling, Simon & Schuster, published 2007, →ISBN, page 321:
- "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.
- A placename:
- A number of places in the United States:
- A census-designated place in Chemung Township, McHenry County, Illinois.
- A city in Marion County, Indiana.
- A city, the county seat of Douglas County, Kansas.
- A city in Massachusetts, and one of the two county seats of Essex County.
- 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.
- 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 small town in Otago, New Zealand, named after Henry Montgomery Lawrence. [1]
- A number of places in the United States:
- (US, law, sexuality, US politics, informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of Lawrence v. Texas. A 2003 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex sexual relations; and reaffirmed the existence of a right to privacy under due process following the 14th Amendment.
- Coordinate terms: Eisenstadt, Obergefell, substantive due process
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) A haze caused by heat; named after a third-century Christian killed by Emperor Valerian by being burned.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editmale given name — see Laurence
References
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