lawrence
/ˈlɔɹəns/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.31 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- ""I named him Lawrence. After my father. Pete, that's my husband, he never really liked the name Lawrence. He thought it wasn't very..." she shut her eyes for a moment, shaking her head slowly, "...very masculine." She opened her eyes and smiled ruefully. " That's a good one, isn't it?""
- ""My name is Richard Lawrence." Candice thought he had a storybook name. Like Lawrence of Arabia, she said, but what she always called him was Ricky. Just a jump away from Tricky Dicky."
- "A couple of broad ideas they determined included converting Indianapolis into a single, countywide government led by a strong mayor, and, for political purposes, omitting the school districts and the cities of Beech Grove, Lawrence, Southport and Speedway from any consolidation efforts."
- "Two Lawrence men were indicted in June in connection with an extensive fentanyl and heroin distribution operation involving more than $1 million in drugs."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈlɔɹəns/
- British English: /ˈlɒ.ɹəns/
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- American usage
- Informal