First names in Hebrew

First name Lawrence: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

לורנס

Gematria value: 346

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Lawrence is written לורנס

Meaning and origin

What does Lawrence 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

Lawrence = 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 Lawrence, 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

Lawrence, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Lawrence in three answers

How do you write Lawrence in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Lawrence is written לורנס.

What is the gematria value of Lawrence?
Written לורנס, Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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.