Lauren

• Loren

Latin, meaning "laurel tree" or "from Laurentium".

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔɹən/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɒɹən/
• (NYC) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑɹən/
• Rhymes: -ɒɹən

Lauren

1. A female given name; a variant of Laura or a modern feminine form of Lawrence. Popular in the 1990s and the 2000s.
   • 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."

2. A male given name, a rare spelling variant of Loren.
3. A rare surname​.
   • 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.

• neural, ulnare, unreal