Definition of "Lauren"

Lauren

/ˈlɒɹən/

proper noun
plural Laurens
1. A unisex given name
  1. A female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Laurence; feminine of Lawrence
    Quotations
    "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."
    2004, Alice Munro, “Trespasses”, in Runaway:Stories, Knopf, page 214
  2. A male given name from Latin, of rare usage, variant of Laurence.
2. A surname.
  1. A surname from French [in turn originating as a patronymic], a variant of Laurent.
    Quotations
    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.
    2007, Marcel Danesi, Why It Sells:Decoding the Meanings of Brand Names, Rowman & Littlefield, page 59
  2. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn originating as a patronymic], a rare anglicization of Mac Labhrainn (“son of Laurence”) (McLaren)