Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - lawrence

 I. biographical name David 1888-1973 American journalist  II. biographical name D(avid) H(erbert) 1885-1930 English novelist  • Lawrencian or Lawrentian or Laurentian adjective  III. biographical name Ernest Orlando 1901-1958 American physicist  IV. biographical name Gertrude 1898-1952 originally Gertrud Alexandra Dagmar ~ Klasen English actress  V. biographical name James 1781-1813 American naval officer  VI. biographical name Sir Thomas 1769-1830 English painter  VII. biographical name T(homas) E(dward) 1888-1935 ~ of Arabia later surname Shaw British archaeologist, soldier, & writer  VIII. geographical name  1. town central Indiana NE of Indianapolis population 38,915  2. city NE Kansas WSW of Kansas City population 80,098  3. city NE corner of Massachusetts population 72,043