Lauren
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Lauren is mostly a feminine given name. The name's meaning may be "laurel tree", "sweet of honor", or "wisdom". It is derived from the French name Laurence, a feminine version of Laurent, which is in turn derived from the Roman surname Laurentius.
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- Instance of
- unisex given name
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- Lauren (given name)
- different from
- Lauren
- native label
- Lauren
- writing system
- Latin script
- Soundex
- L650
- Cologne phonetics
- 576
- Caverphone
- LRN111
- language of work or name
- Latin
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Lauren is mostly a feminine given name. The name's meaning may be "laurel tree", "sweet of honor", or "wisdom". It is derived from the French name Laurence, a feminine version of Laurent, which is in turn derived from the Roman surname Laurentius.
Although originally a male name, the name's popularity with females has been widely attributed to actress Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske). It is a popular name in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. In the U.S. the name ranked #170 in 2018 and #148 in 2017. The name was most popular in the U.S. in the 1980s and 1990s.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lauren” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.