Lauren at a glance
- Meaning
- “from Laurentum”
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Latin
- Pronunciation
- LOR-un
- Nicknames
- Laurie, Ren
- Other forms
- Laurene, Lauryn, Loren
Where the name Lauren comes from
Lauren is a feminine form of Laurence, from a Latin name for a person from the town of Laurentum, which was linked with the laurel tree. The Hollywood actress Lauren Bacall made it known as a girls’ name in the 1940s. It was very popular in Britain and the US in the 1990s.
Famous people named Lauren
- Lauren Bacall (actress)