Proper noun

1. ; a variant of Laura or a modern feminine form of Lawrence. Popular in the 1990s and the 2000s.
2. , a rare spelling variant of Loren.

Quotations

• 2004 Alice Munro, Runaway:Stories, Knopf 2004, page 214 ("Trespasses")

  "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."

• 2007 Marcel Danesi, Why It Sells:Decoding the Meanings of Brand Names, Rowman&Littlefield 2007, page 59

  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.