Lauren

Lauren began as a feminine form of Laurence, from the Latin Laurentius, one who came from Laurentum, a city named for its laurel trees. It was a relatively quiet name until Lauren Bacall smoldered onto 1940s movie screens and sent the name into American homes. It climbed steadily to peak in the late 1980s and has gradually softened its hold since. Two syllables, LAW-ren, a name that moves with an even, confident stride. It carries a professional warmth, equally at ease in a law office and on a soccer sideline. Lauren reads intelligent and grounded, a name that wears cashmere and sneakers with equal ease.