Laurits
Male given name
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::summary Male given name ::
Laurits is a masculine given name, a Danish and Estonian variant of the Scandinavian Lauritz, related to the English names Laurence and Lawrence. It may refer to:
- Laurits, fire god related to St. Lawrence in Estonian mythology
Given name
- Hans Laurits Olsen Hammerstad (1840after 1877), Norwegian politician
- Laurits Grønland (18871957), Norwegian politician
- Laurits Hansen (1894–1965), Danish trade unionist and politician
- Laurits Jørgensen (1896after 1920), Danish track and field athlete who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Laurits Larsen (18721949), Danish sport shooter who competed in the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics
- Laurits Munch-Petersen (born 1973), Danish film director
- Laurits Andersen Ring (18541933), Danish painter known as L. A. Ring
- Laurits S. Swenson (18651947), American diplomat
- Laurits Tuxen (18531927), Danish painter and sculptor
- Niels Laurits Høyen (17981870), Danish art historian and critic
Surname
- Peeter Laurits (born 1962), Estonian artist
- Taavi Laurits (born 1990), Estonian footballer (:et)
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