Lorenzo non è nella Bibbia — significa “da Laurentum”

Lawrence is not in the Bible. It comes from the Roman name Laurentius, “from Laurentum,” a city in ancient Italy whose name probably came from laurus, the Latin word for laurel. It became a Christian name through Saint Lawrence, a deacon of the church in Rome who was martyred in 258. What does Lawrence mean? Laurentius was a Roman cognomen, or family name, meaning “from Laurentum.” The laurel is in the background because the city was probably named for it,…