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Laura en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /lɔːɹə/ (General-American)
• /lɑːɹə/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈlɔːɹə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Late Latin saint's name Laura, from the feminine form of laurus (“laurel tree”). A post-classical name made famous by Petrarch's sonnets to Laura in the fourteenth century.

Meanings

1. A female given name from Latin.
   • The request for a retraction centers around an October 28 segment on Laura Ingraham’s prime time show, “The Ingraham Angle.” 2019 November 20, Oliver Darcy, “Lawyer for impeachment witness Lt. Col Vindman demands Fox News retract ‘false and defamatory’ segment”, in CNN:
   • 'Mine's Laura'./ 'A beautiful name.'/ Laura has never liked her name. It's too old-fashioned and has, to her mind, a slightly whiny sound, like the twang of a country and western guitar. In fact she was given the name because Michelle liked the song 'Tell Laura I Love Her'. 2019 February 7, Elly Griffiths, The Stone Circle: The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries 11, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
   • Laura was saying something. A mellifluous name, he thought. I wish she were far away, so I could call her. 1960 Peter S. Beagle: A Fine And Private Place. Random House Publishing, 1982:The Fantasy Worlds of Peter Beagle. →ISBN page 258
   • Now is he for the numbers that Petrarch flowed in; Laura to his lady was but a kitchen-wench; marry, she had a better love to be-rime her; c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iv]:

Forms

Deriveds

Laurinda

Relateds

Lorraine · Loretta · Laurel · Lori · Laurie · Lauretta · Lauren · Lol

Translations (32)

cmn 勞拉 /劳拉 (female given name) · nl Laura (female given name) · pt Laura (female given name) · lv Laura (female given name) · ru Ла́ура (female given name) · et Laura (female given name) · ru Ло́ра (female given name) · he לורה (female given name) · da Laura (female given name) · no Laura (female given name) · sl Lavra (female given name) · eo Laŭra (female given name) · cmn 羅娜 /罗娜 (female given name) · la Laura (female given name) · cmn 蘿拉 /萝拉 (female given name) · fi Laura (female given name) · de Laura (female given name) · kk Лаура (female given name) · fr Laure (female given name) · gl Laura (female given name) · pl Laura (female given name) · sv Laura (female given name) · cy Lowri (female given name) · ca Laura (female given name) · el Λαύρα (female given name) · es Laura (female given name) · hu Laura (female given name) · it Laura (female given name) · ro Laura (female given name) · fr Laura (female given name) · he לאורה (female given name) · ja ローラ (female given name)