"Laura" meaning in English

See Laura in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈlɔɹə/ [General-American], /ˈlɔːɹə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Laura.wav Forms: Lora [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɔːɹə 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-prop}} Laura
  1. A female given name from Latin. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Related terms: Laurel, Lauren, Lauretta, Laurie, Lol, Loretta, Lori, Lorraine Translations (female given name): Laura (Catalan), 羅娜 /罗娜 (Luónà) (Chinese Mandarin), 蘿拉 /萝拉 (Luólā) (Chinese Mandarin), 勞拉 /劳拉 (Láolā) (Chinese Mandarin), Laura (Danish), Laura (Dutch), Laŭra (Esperanto), Laura (Estonian), Laura (Finnish), Laura [feminine] (French), Laure [feminine] (French), Laura [feminine] (Galician), Laura (German), Λαύρα (Lávra) [feminine] (Greek), לורה (lóra) [feminine] (Hebrew), לאורה (láura) [feminine] (Hebrew), Laura (Hungarian), Laura [feminine] (Italian), ローラ (Rōra) (Japanese), Laura [feminine] (Latin), Laura [feminine] (Latvian), Laura (Norwegian), Laura [feminine] (Polish), Laura [feminine] (Portuguese), Laura (Romanian), Ло́ра (Lóra) [feminine] (Russian), Ла́ура (Láura) [feminine] (Russian), Lavra [feminine] (Slovene), Laura [feminine] (Spanish), Laura (Swedish), Lowri [feminine] (Welsh)

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      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Lávra",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Λαύρα"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "lóra",
      "sense": "female given name",
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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "לורה"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "láura",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "לאורה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Laura"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Laura"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Rōra",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "ローラ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Laura"
    },
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      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Laura"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Laura"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Laura"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Laura"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Laura"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Lóra",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ло́ра"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Láura",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ла́ура"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Lavra"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Laura"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Laura"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Lowri"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Laura"
}

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