Meaning and Origin of: Lorenz

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Spanish : Bold and spirited
  • Latin : Laurel crown
  • Spanish, Italian : Bold; spirited

Family name origins & meanings

  • German, Dutch, Spanish (northern Spain), Jewish : from a vernacular form (German Laurenz, Dutch Laurens, Catalan Lorenç) of the Latin personal name Laurentius (see Lawrence). As a Jewish surname, it is probably an Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Ashkenazic names.