Laurent (name)

Laurent
Gender	Male
Language(s)	French
Origin
Meaning	"From Laurentum", or "Laurelled" / "bright one, shining one"
Region of origin	France
Other names
Related names	Laurence (feminine), Lorenzo (Spanish, Italian), Laurențiu (Romanian), Lourenço (Portuguese)

Laurent is a French masculine given name of Latin origin. It is used in France, Canada, and other French-speaking countries. The name was derived from the Roman surname Laurentius, which meant "from Laurentum". It can also be derived from the Old Greek word Lavrenti, meaning "the bright one, shining one". Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian peninsula southwest of Rome. The feminine form of Laurent is Laurence.

Politics

• Charles François Laurent (1856–1939), French senior public official and diplomat
• Claude de Roux de Saint-Laurent (died 1689), French soldier, governor of Saint Christophe
• Louis St. Laurent (1882–1973), twelfth Prime Minister of Canada
• Jean-Luc Laurent (born 1957), French politician
• Jeanne St. Laurent (1886–1966), wife of Louis St. Laurent
• Laurent-Désiré Kabila (1939–2001), former president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Laurent Gbagbo (born 1945), former president of Côte d'Ivoire
• Laurent Grandguillaume (born 1978), former member of the French Parliament

Mathematics

• Laurent Schwartz, French mathematician
• Paul Matthieu Hermann Laurent, French mathematician
• Pierre Alphonse Laurent, French mathematician best known as the discoverer of the Laurent series

Royalty

• Laurent, Prince of Belgium, 12th in line to the Belgian throne

Science

• Auguste Laurent (1807-1853), French chemist
• Christian Laurent, French engineer
• Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent, a French astronomer
• Laurent Lantieri, French plastic surgeon who is a pioneer in the field of face transplantation
• Raymond Laurent, Belgian herpetologist

Sports

• Claude Laurent (driver) (born 1935), French rally driver
• Emelyne Laurent (born 1998), French footballer
• Laurent Blanc, French association football manager
• Laurent Capet, French volleyball player
• Laurent Chambertin, French volleyball player
• Laurent Desbiens, French cyclist
• Laurent Duvernay-Tardif (born 1991), Canadian player of American football with the Kansas City Chiefs
• Laurent Fignon (1960–2010), French cyclist
• Laurent Koscielny, French association football player
• Laurent Manuel, American association football (soccer) player
• Laurent Robinson, American football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys
• Lucien Laurent, French association football player
• Laurent Pimond, French association football player
• Roger Laurent, Belgian racing driver

Other

• Claude Laurent (1774–1849), French artisan
• Joseph Laurent (1839–1917), Abenaki chief and linguist
• Laurent Bourgeois, choreographer and rapper from French dance duo Les Twins
• Laurent Brancowitz, guitarist for French band Phoenix
• Laurent Laplante (1934–2017), Canadian journalist, essayist and detective writer
• Laurent Nkunda, Congolese rebel general
• Harry Laurent (1895–1987), New Zealand recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Mathilde Laurent, French perfumer
• Mélanie Laurent, French actress
• Yves Saint Laurent, French fashion designer
• Laurent Hébert, Québecois professional Magic: The Gathering player and mental health advocate

Fiction

• Dick Laurent, a fictional character in Lost Highway by David Lynch
• Laurent (Twilight), one of the nomadic vampires in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series

See also

• Laurent (disambiguation)
• Laurence (name), feminine form of "Laurent"