Laramie [laramie] as a boys' name is pronounced LARE-a-mee. It is of French origin. Place name: Laramie, Wyoming, is a town on the Overland Trail, route of the Pony Express. It was named for Jacques Laramie, a 19th-century fur trapper.
Not to be confused with Danny Glover. Donald McKinley Glover (/ËÉ¡lÊvÉr/; born September 25, 1983) is an American actor, writer, producer, director, comedian, rapper, singer, and songwriter. As a recording artist, he usually performs under the stage name Childish Gambino, and as a disc jockey, he performs under the name mcDJ.
During the Civil War, McKinley served on the staff of Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes, a fellow Ohioan who would become his lifelong mentor and friend. His ties to Hayes helped McKinley rise through Ohio's political ranks and win election to Congress in 1876, the same year Hayes was elected as the nation's 19th president. McKinley entered Ohio politics in 1869 and rose through the ranks as a Republican, winning election to the U.S. Congress in 1876.