Laurent (name)

Laurent
Gender	Male
Language(s)	French
Origin
Meaning	"From Laurentum", "Laurelled" or "bright, 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[edit]

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
Laurent Durocher (1788-1861), member of the Michigan Senate and House of Representatives
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 Alexandre (born 1972), French politician
Laurent-Désiré Kabila (1939–2001), President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1997 to 2001
Laurent Gbagbo (born 1945), President of Côte d'Ivoire from 2000 to 2011
Laurent Grandguillaume (born 1978), member of the French Parliament from 2012 to 2017

Mathematics[edit]

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

Science[edit]

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[edit]

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
Roger Laurent, Belgian racing driver
Laurent Pimond, French association football player
Laurent Seigne, French former rugby union coach

Others[edit]

Laurent, Prince of Belgium, 12th in line to the Belgian throne
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 (designer), French fashion designer

Fictional characters[edit]

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