Lourenço

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
From the Latin name Laurentius which means "from Laurentum", a town in ancient Italy. The name also carries the connotation of "crowned with laurel".
Pronunciation
LOO-rehn-so
lo-REHN-soo
Popularity
Lourenço is a relatively uncommon name outside of Portugal and Brazilian communities. It has not ranked in the top 1000 names in the United States or United Kingdom in recent years.

cartoon of the name Lourenço
Cartoon of Lourenço

Lourenço Name meanings & History

From the Latin name Laurentius which means "from Laurentum", a town in ancient Italy. The name also carries the connotation of "crowned with laurel". Portuguese form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1). Lourenço is primarily used in Portugal and Brazil, where it is a popular and well-established name.

Zodiac Sign of Lourenço: Lover Taurus,Logical Libra

Synonyms of Lourenço:

L: Lovely,Languid,Legal,Lover,Luscious,Liaison,Lazy

O: Obsolete,Obsessive,Organized,Ostentatious,Obstinate

U: Understanding,Undermining,Utopia,Unity,Universality

R: Reason,Restless,Resourceful,Rational

E: Enliven,Enlighten,Expressive,Exaggerate,Environment,Entertain

N: Nagging,Nice,Nervous,Neurosis,Nitpicking,Nutrition,Neat

C: Copycat,Chatty,Clever,Curious,Cute,Choice,Candid

Lourenço is:

  • a Delicate name
  • a Formal name
  • a Serious name
  • a Urban name

Famous People

Lourenço Marques (Mozambican city renamed Maputo), Lourenço de Almeida (Portuguese explorer), Lourenço Mutarelli (Brazilian writer and artist)

Related Names to Lourenço

Lawrence, Lorenzo, Laurin, Lauritz, Laurits