Baby name
RISING
🇩🇪 🇦🇹 🇨🇭 Laurenz
/LAU · rents/
Meaning
“Laurel”
German form of Laurentius, from Latin laurus meaning laurel; clean, modern-feeling German name that carries the classical root without the heaviness of the full Latin form.
Nicknames
lauri
Vibe
strong
How it ages.
Ages very well in the German context; feels contemporary while rooted in tradition.
The cultural moment.
Rising in Germany and Austria since around 2010; now a fashionable choice in German-speaking countries.