Pronunciation | English: /ˈlɔːrə/ LOR-ə German: [ˈlaʊʁa] Italian: [ˈlaura] Spanish: [ˈlawɾa] French: [lɔʁa, loʁa] |
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Gender | Female |
Name day | April 18, October 19 |
Origin | |
Word/name | Italy |
Meaning | Laurus nobilis |
Region of origin | Latin Europe |
Other names | |
Related names | Lauraina, Lauraine, Laure, Lauren, Lauranna, Lauriana (or Laurianna), Laurie, Lori, Laurel, Laurielle, Lara, Lora, Larissa, Laurissa, Laureen Laurentius |
Laura de Noves, the subject of love poetry by Petrarch |
Laura is a traditionally feminine given name in Europe and the Americas, of Latin origin, whose meaning ("bay laurel") is a metonym for a victor, and an early hypocorism from Laurel and Lauren.[1][2][3]