noun

• A male given name from Latin, the usual spelling of Laurence in the U.S.; masculine of Lauren
• A surname originating as a patronymic.
• A placename:
• A city, the county seat of Douglas County, Kansas, United States.
• A city in Massachusetts, United States and one of the two county seats of Essex County.
• A number of townships in the United States, listed under Lawrence Township.
• A small town in Otago, New Zealand, named after Henry Montgomery Lawrence.
• A haze caused by heat; named after a third-century Christian killed by Emperor Valerian by being burned.
• (US, law, sexuality, US politics, informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of Lawrence v. Texas. A 2003 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex sexual relations; and reaffirmed the existence of a right to privacy under due process following the 14th Amendment.