LORENZO

"LORENZO" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "someone from Laurentum", "a laurel".

Date "LORENZO" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Domain	Definition
Literature	Lorenzo (in Edward Young's Nights Thoughts). An atheist, whose remorse ends in despair. Lorenzo. The suitor of the fair Jessica, daughter of Shylock the Jew. (Shakespeare: Merchant of Venice.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Crosswords: LORENZO

Specialty definitions using "LORENZO": Allievi's theory of surge pressures ♦ Giovanni ♦ Rococo Architecture. (references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Named after Lorenzo Tonti, a Neapolitan banker. (The Wrong Box; writing credit: Larry Gelbart; Lloyd Osbourne) Lorenzo, baby. (The Producers; writing credit: Mel Brooks)
Movie/TV Titles	Pedro and Lorenzo (1956) El Cura Lorenzo (1954) Der Kaplan von San Lorenzo (1952) Don Lorenzo (1952) The Girl From San Lorenzo (1950)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
References	Ceramica San Lorenzo S.A.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy: From the Earliest Times to the Death of Lorenzo the Magnificent (reference) Letter to Lorenzo (reference) Lorenzo the Magnificent. (reference) Merchant Writers of the Renaissance: From Boccacio to Lorenzo De' Medici (reference) Mozart's Don Giovanni: Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Jubilaeum Collection 2000 A.D.: The Jubilee Concerto with José Carreras and Lorenzo Bavaj (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Lorenzo Perosi: Concerto per pianoforte e orchestra in la minore (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
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Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	George Davidson camp near the San Lorenzo River. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.		[Captain Lorenzo Burrows, Jr.] / Beach. Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	Lorenzo Bellini. Credit: National Library of Medicine.		Signal lamp instruction for Signalmen, during training for Mason's crew at the Norfolk Naval Training Station, Virginia, 3 January 1944. Instructor is SM1c Ernest V. Alderman (left). Trainees are (left to right): SM2c Lorenzo A. Dufu, SM2c Julius Holmes, SM1c William M. Jones. Credit: NAVY.
	Columns of San Lorenzo. Part of Roman temple of Hercules. Credit: Library of Congress.		The Jesse H. Freeman, at Long Wharf, Boston, was Captain Lorenzo Baker's first steam-powered ship. He first brought Jamaican bananas to the United States in June, 1870. Credit: Library of Congress.
	White House architect Lorenzo Winslow and engineer C.W. Barber, standing next to scaffolding, inspecting the sagging ceiling in the White House East Room. Credit: Library of Congress.		Lorenzo Winslow, architect, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front] / Miller of Washington. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Portrait of Brig. and Adjutant-Gen. Lorenzo Thomas, officer of the Federal Army. Credit: Library of Congress.		Side altar in the church dedicated to San Lorenzo and San Felipe de Jesus, Trampas, New Mexico. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Human Rights	Mexico	On November 20, Raul Varela Meza, Juan Antonio Chavez, Eduardo Ramirez, and Lorenzo Barraza were abducted after leaving a nightclub in Ciudad Juarez. (references)
	Guatemala	Nor was there progress in the disappearance cases of Arnoldo Xi, an indigenous- and peasant-rights activist who reportedly was shot and abducted in 1995; Lorenzo Quiej Pu, a human rights activist who disappeared in 1994; and Juan Jose Cabrera ("Mincho"), the guerrilla commander reportedly captured by the EMP in 1996 while taking part in a kidnaping. (references)
Indigenous People	Colombia	In December attacks by the AUC killed seven persons, while a subsequent attack by the FARC killed a 14-year-old girl in the village of San Lorenzo. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"LORENZO" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 95.87% of the time. "LORENZO" is used about 121 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	95.87%	116	29,969
Noun (singular)	2.48%	3	202,518
Noun (common)	1.65%	2	245,945
Total	100.00%	121	N/A

The following table summarizes the usage of "LORENZO" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Lorenzo	First name Male	36,000	339
Lorenzo	Last name	4,000	3,219
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

"LORENZO" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "someone from Laurentum", "a laurel".

The following table summarizes names related to "LORENZO."
Name	Gender	Language	Related Name
Laurentia	Female	Ancient Roman	Laurence
Laurentius	Male	Ancient Roman	Laurence
Lavrenti	Male	Bulgarian	Laurence
Llorenç	Male	Catalan	Laurence
Vavrinec	Male	Czech	Laurence
Laurits	Male	Danish	Laurence
Lauritz	Male	Danish	Laurence
Laurens	Male	Dutch	Laurence
Larkin	Male	English	Laurence
Larrie	Male	English	Laurence
Larry	Male	English	Laurence
Lauren	Female	English	Laurence
Laurence	Male	English	N/A
Laurencia	Female	English	Laurence
Lawrence	Male	English	Laurence
Lawson	Male	English	Laurence
Loren	Male, Female	English	Laurence
Lasse	Male	Finnish	Laurence
Lassi	Male	Finnish	Laurence
Lauri	Male	Finnish	Laurence
Laurent	Male	French	Laurence
Lorenz	Male	German	Laurence
Lavrentios	Male	Greek	Laurence
Lõrinc	Male	Hungarian	Laurence
Labhrás	Male	Irish	Laurence
Lorenza	Female	Italian	Laurence
Lorenzo	Male	Italian	Laurence
Renzo	Male	Italian	Lorenzo
Wawrzyniec	Male	Polish	Laurence
Laurenço	Male	Portuguese	Laurence
Laurentiu	Male	Romanian	Laurence
Lavrenti	Male	Russian	Laurence
Lars	Male	Scandinavian	Laurence
Lorens	Male	Scandinavian	Laurence
Labhrainn	Male	Scottish	Laurence
Lorencio	Male	Spanish	Laurence
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Country	Name
Argentina	Ceramica San Lorenzo S.A.
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1. Lorenzo, TX (town, FIPS 44032)
Location: 33.67007 N, 101.53447 W
Population (1990): 1208 (486 housing units)
Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 79343
Country: USA

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Expressions: LORENZO

Expressions using "LORENZO": Lorenzo de Medici ♦ Lorenzo dressing ♦ Lorenzo the Magnificent ♦ San Lorenzo ♦ San Lorenzo zona. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "LORENZO": Lorenzo-fuori-le-mura, lorenzo-goer.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: LORENZO

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
lorenzo lamas	285	michael de lorenzo	17
lorenzo	147	san lorenzo valley high school	16
san lorenzo ca	127	lorenzo oil	14
san lorenzo	89	gian lorenzo bernini	14
lorenzo wheels	79	san lorenzo high school	14
lorenzo rim	77	lorenzo lotto	13
lorenzo de medici	75	jewelry lorenzo	13
lorenzo odone	65	lamas lorenzo mother	12
vanessa lorenzo	60	lorenzo medici	12
lorenzo victoriano	50	lorenzo lamas renegade	12
lorenzo sperlonga	34	don lorenzo rum	12
almagro de lorenzo san	29	san lorenzo school district	11
lorenzo antonio	29	amoruso lorenzo	11
lorenzo renegade	28	ciompi lorenzo	10
lorenzo ghiberti	26	lorenzo snow	10
lorenzo music	26	frank lorenzo	10
lorenzo carcaterra	22	lorenzo puerto rico san	10
san lorenzo unified school district	19	booker lorenzo	10
anneka di lorenzo	18	calendar lorenzo	10
lorenzo maria sanchez	18	san lorenzo de el escorial hotel	10
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Misspellings: LORENZO

Misspellings
	"LORENZO" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Florenza, Loerincz, Lorentzson, Lorenza, Lorenzoni, Lorrazo. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: LORENZO

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-l-n-o-o-r-z"
	-2 letters: enrol, loner, nerol, ozone, zoner.
	-3 letters: enol, leno, lone, loon, lore, lorn, noel, nolo, oleo, ooze, orle, orzo, role, zero, zone, zoon.
	-4 letters: eon, ern, lez, loo, noo, nor, ole, one, ore, roe, zoo.
	-5 letters: el, en, er, lo, ne, no, oe, on, or, re.
	Words containing the letters "e-l-n-o-o-r-z"
	+2 letters: colonizer.
	+3 letters: colonizers, recolonize.
	+4 letters: horizonless, monopolizer, recolonized, recolonizes, zooplankter.
	+5 letters: aerosolizing, anthologizer, creolization, decolorizing, furazolidone, monopolizers, recolonizing, zooplankters.
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