What Lorenzo means
Lorenzo is a boy name of Latin origin meaning "from Laurentum". It comes from Latin Laurentius (man from Laurentum, a town whose name comes from laurus: laurel). It is pronounced lo-REN-so.
Saint Lawrence, August 10, martyred on a gridiron. Lorenzo de Zavala, first governor of the State of Mexico.
Nicknames in Mexico: Lencho. Lencho comes from the ending -renzo with the r dropped and z becoming ch. See the guide to Mexican nicknames.
Popularity: a common name in Mexico.
