The team at the University of California suggested the name lawrencium (after Ernest O. Lawrence, the inventor of cyclotron particle accelerator) and the symbol "Lw", for the new element, but "Lw" was not adopted, and "Lr" was officially accepted instead.
Tim di University of California menyarankan nama lawrencium (sesuai nama Ernest O. Lawrence, penemu siklotron akselerator partikel) dan simbol "Lw", untuk unsur baru, tapi "Lw" tidak diadopsi, bahkan "Lr" secara resmi diterima sebagai gantinya.