Baby name

CLASSIC BOY · DUTCH-LATIN
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Laurens

/LOW · rens/


“Laurel, victory”

Dutch and Low German form of Laurentius, from the Roman family name Laurentius tied to the city of Laurentum and the laurel tree; a solid Dutch classic.

laur

gentle

How it ages.

Ages well in the Dutch context; classic without being stuffy, steady rather than trendy.

The cultural moment.

Consistently used in the Netherlands and Belgium; stable in the top 200 for decades.