Meaning:
Its source is Laurentius, a Latin name meaning "Man from Laurentum."
Languages:
This boy's name is used in Russian.
Narrative:
The ancient city of Laurentum was located in present-day Italy. It probably got its name from the laurel bush, an important plant to the people of ancient times, who fashioned triumphant garlands from its branches.
Leadership
Lavrenti Beria (born 1899, died 1953)
Soviet official under Stalin; notoriously ruthless.