At a Glance: Name: Laurits – Meaning: of/from Laurentum (an ancient Italian town) – Origin: Latin (Danish, old form of Lars/Laurence) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: LOW-rits
Laurits is a Latin (Danish, old form of Lars/Laurence) boy's name meaning “of/from Laurentum (an ancient Italian town)”. It appears in our list of 200+ Classic Danish Boy Names That Are Seriously Scandi.
Meaning & Origin of Laurits
Meaning: Of/from Laurentum (an ancient Italian town).
Origin: Latin (Danish, old form of Lars/Laurence).
A common claim: Laurel-crowned Actually: The name literally means 'person from Laurentum,' a place name; 'laurel-crowned' is a popular simplification, not the direct meaning.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Laurits
Phonetic: LOW-rits IPA: /ˈlaʊrɪts/
Popularity of Laurits
Laurits doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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