Lauren

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Lauren

/ˈlɒɹən/ UK
/ˈlɔɹɪn/ US
/ˈlɔɹən/ US
/ˈlɑɹən/ New York City

Rhymes with -ɒɹən

Where it comes from

Latin clipping of Laurentius. Doublet of Laurence.

proper noun Laurens · Loren · Lorin · Lauryn

A female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Laurence; feminine of Lawrence "I don't like my name," said Delphine. "Nobody likes their own name." "I don't like mine." "Lauren's nice. They picked a nice name for you."
A male given name from Latin, of rare usage, variant of Laurence.
A surname from French [in turn originating as a patronymic], a variant of Laurent. For example, the new York designer Ralph Lifshitz chose to change his "unpleasant-sounding" name to Ralph Lauren, creating a multi-billion-dollar clothing enterprise as a result.
A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic], a rare anglicization of Mac Labhrainn (“son of Laurence”) (McLaren)

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: laura, lauryn, loren, nate, lorraine, laurin, trembling, laureen, laurenne, laure, laurentia, laurice, lauretta, laurita, laurene, laurena

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"Lauren." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lauren. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Lauren. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lauren

Chicago

"Lauren." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lauren.

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@misc{lauren_2026,
  title = {Lauren},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lauren},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}