[name_u]Cody[/name_u] really wants to honor his grandfather [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]. Most of his family was terribly abusive and this is the only member he can honor so I need to let him do it. I don’t like [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u], really. Can you all help me find a way to honor [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]?
Well for a girl there are the easy ones, [name_f]Laura[/name_f], [name_f]Lauren[/name_f], [name_f]Laurel[/name_f]. [name_u]Wren[/name_u] would work too, it’s in there. My biggest connection to [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u] is [name_u]Teddy[/name_u], who’s real name was [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u], from [name_m]Little[/name_m] Woman, so I’m tempted to say [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] or [name_f]Thea[/name_f] would work, but that’s a bit of a long shot.
Yea, he would never get there with [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] names. And neither he nor I like [name_u]Wren[/name_u] or [name_f]Laura[/name_f] or [name_f]Lauren[/name_f]. [name_f]Laurel[/name_f] is fine but he doesn’t like it. This is why it’s hard 
For Boys:
[name_m]Laurent[/name_m]
[name_m]Lawson[/name_m]
Behind the name also says that [name_u]Larkin[/name_u] and [name_m]Enzo[/name_m] are diminutives.
What about [name_f]Lorena[/name_f], [name_f]Lara[/name_f] or [name_u]Laurence[/name_u]?
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u] is the feminine french variant. The pronouciation is slightly different. Meaning, origin and history of the name Laurence (2) - Behind the Name
Hmm, if [name_f]Laura[/name_f], [name_f]Lauren[/name_f], [name_f]Laurel[/name_f] and [name_u]Wren[/name_u] are all out:
[name_f]Loretta[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorena[/name_f]
[name_f]Lacey[/name_f]
[name_f]Lara[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorraine[/name_f]
[name_f]Cadence[/name_f]/anything else with an -ence ending really
Did [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u] go by a nickname that you could rhyme with? If he went by [name_m]Larry[/name_m], then [name_f]Carrie[/name_f], [name_m]Harry[/name_m], [name_u]Gary[/name_u] etc could all work, [name_u]Laurie[/name_u] could be [name_u]Corrie[/name_u]/[name_u]Corey[/name_u], [name_u]Rory[/name_u] etc (obviously depends on your accent whether these rhyme or not, some don’t in my British one but would if I affect an American accent)
He went by [name_m]Larry[/name_m]. I had never thought to use the -rence ending.
I’ll run these names by [name_u]Cody[/name_u] and get back to you all. 
The [name_m]German[/name_m] spelling is nice–[name_m]Lorentz[/name_m].
What about [name_f]Florence[/name_f] for a girl?