Synonyms for lawrence

Noun

1. Lawrence, Saint Lawrence, St. Lawrence, Laurentius, martyr, saint

usage: Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the Church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)

2. Lawrence, T. E. Lawrence, Thomas Edward Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia, soldier, writer, author

usage: Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935)

3. Lawrence, Sir Thomas Lawrence, painter

usage: English portrait painter remembered for the series of portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon (1769-1830)

4. Lawrence, Gertrude Lawrence, actress

usage: English actress (1898-1952)

5. Lawrence, E. O. Lawrence, Ernest Orlando Lawrence, nuclear physicist

usage: United States physicist who developed the cyclotron (1901-1958)

6. Lawrence, D. H. Lawrence, David Herbert Lawrence, writer, author

usage: English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930)

7. Lawrence, town

usage: a town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River; scene of raids by John Brown in 1856