First names in Hebrew

First name Laurence: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

לורנס

Gematria value: 346

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Laurence is written לורנס

Laurence is a spelling of Lawrence.

Meaning and origin

What does Laurence mean?

Meaning: "from Laurentum", linked to the laurel
Origin: Latin

Lawrence comes from the Latin Laurentius, "the man from Laurentum", a town of ancient Italy whose name was linked to laurus, "the laurel". Laurence is its other English spelling, Larry its pet form, Lorenzo its Italian and Spanish form.

Gematria

Laurence = 346

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. לורנס has 5 letters:

• לthe letter Lamed30
• וthe letter Vav6
• רthe letter Resh200
• נthe letter Nun50
• סthe letter Samekh60
• Total346

The verse of the name

From the letter Lamed to the letter Samekh

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Laurence, from ל to ס:

לֹא תִשָּׂא שֵׁמַע שָׁוְא אַל־תָּשֶׁת יָדְךָ עִם־רָשָׁע לִהְיֹת עֵד חָמָס׃

“You shall not spread a false report; do not join hands with the wicked to be a malicious witness.”

Exodus 23:1

The book of your first name

Laurence, in nine pages

• Laurence, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Laurence
• Laurence, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Laurence in three answers

How do you write Laurence in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Laurence is written לורנס. Laurence is a spelling of Lawrence.

What is the gematria value of Laurence?
Written לורנס, Laurence is worth 346: the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Samekh (60).

What does Laurence mean?
From Laurentum", linked to the laurel (origin: Latin). Lawrence comes from the Latin Laurentius, "the man from Laurentum", a town of ancient Italy whose name was linked to laurus, "the laurel". Laurence is its other English spelling, Larry its pet form, Lorenzo its Italian and Spanish form.