Female first name (Italian): go back to the old Roman nickname of 'Lawrence': 'the out of town Laurentium stem end',:; Lorena, Latin (Geographic name as first name); laurus = the laurel, the laurel wreath, information on male form Lorenz later called 'Laurus' reinterpreted as' the laurel-crowned "with a laurel wreath as a symbol of victory / the winner