Kalmar "Laurentius" sunan Latin ne wanda ke nufin "daga Laurentum." Laurentum tsohon birni ne a Latium, Italiya. Sunan ya samo asali ne daga kalmar Latin "laurus," wanda ke nufin "bishiyar laurel." A zamanin d Roma, furen laurel alama ce ta nasara da girmamawa, kuma galibi ana ba da ita ga kwamandojin soja, 'yan wasa, da masana masu nasara. Sunan "Laurentius" sanannen suna ne a tsohuwar Roma kuma an yi amfani dashi a cikin tarihi a cikin al'adu daban-daban.