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See also: laura and Laurą

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:LauraWikipedia

Alternative forms

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  • Lora (rare)

Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɔɹə/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɔːɹə/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔːɹə

Proper noun

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Laura

  1. A female given name from Latin.
    • 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]: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;
    • 1960 Peter S. Beagle: A Fine And Private Place. Random House Publishing, 1982:The Fantasy Worlds of Peter Beagle. →ISBN page 258: Laura was saying something. A mellifluous name, he thought. I wish she were far away, so I could call her.
    • 2019 February 7, Elly Griffiths, The Stone Circle: The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries 11, Hachette UK, →ISBN:'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 November 20, Oliver Darcy, “Lawyer for impeachment witness Lt. Col Vindman demands Fox News retract ‘false and defamatory’ segment”, in CNN‎[1]:The request for a retraction centers around an October 28 segment on Laura Ingraham’s prime time show, “The Ingraham Angle.”

Usage notes

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  • Also used as a feminine equivalent of Laurence.
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  • Laurel, Lauren, Lauretta, Laurie, Lol, Loretta, Lori, Lorraine

Translations

[edit] female given name
  • Catalan: Laura (ca)
  • Chinese: Mandarin: 羅娜 / 罗娜 (Luónà), 蘿拉 / 萝拉 (Luólā), 勞拉 / 劳拉 (Láolā)
  • Danish: Laura
  • Dutch: Laura (nl)
  • Esperanto: Laŭra
  • Estonian: Laura (et)
  • Finnish: Laura (fi)
  • French: Laura (fr) f, Laure (fr) f
  • Galician: Laura (gl) f
  • German: Laura (de)
  • Greek: Λαύρα (el) f (Lávra)
  • Hebrew: לורה f (lóra), לאורה f (láura)
  • Hungarian: Laura (hu)
  • Italian: Laura (it) f
  • Japanese: ローラ (Rōra)
  • Latin: Laura f
  • Latvian: Laura f
  • Norwegian: Laura (no)
  • Polish: Laura (pl) f
  • Portuguese: Laura (pt) f
  • Romanian: Laura
  • Russian: Ло́ра (ru) f (Lóra), Ла́ура (ru) f (Láura)
  • Slovene: Lavra (sl) f
  • Spanish: Laura (es) f
  • Swedish: Laura (sv)
  • Welsh: Lowri f

Anagrams

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  • aural

Albanian

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Proper noun

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Laura f

  1. a female given name

Czech

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Czech Wikipedia has an article on:LauraWikipedia cs

Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Laura.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈlau̯ra]
  • Hyphenation: Lau‧ra

Proper noun

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Laura f

  1. a female given name

Declension

[edit] Declension of Laura (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative Laura Laury
genitive Laury Laur
dative Lauře Laurám
accusative Lauru Laury
vocative Lauro Laury
locative Lauře Laurách
instrumental Laurou Laurami

Danish

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Etymology

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From Latin Laura.

Proper noun

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Laura

  1. a female given name

References

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  • [2] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 21 161 females with the given name Laura have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 2000s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin Laura.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑu̯.raː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Lau‧ra

Proper noun

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Laura f

  1. a female given name

Estonian

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Etymology

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From Latin Laura.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑu̯rɑ/, [ˈlɑu̯rɑ]

Proper noun

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Laura

  1. a female given name

Faroese

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Proper noun

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Laura

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

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Matronymics

  • son of Laura: Lauruson
  • daughter of Laura: Laurudóttir

Declension

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singular
indefinite
nominative Laura
accusative Lauru
dative Lauru
genitive Lauru

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Latin Laura.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑu̯rɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝u̯rɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑurɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Lau‧ra
  • Hyphenation(key): Lau‧ra

Proper noun

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Laura

  1. a female given name
    • 1931, Frans Emil Sillanpää, “Nuorena nukkunut”, in Silja ja Ihmiset suviyössä, Suuri Suomalainen Kirjakerho, published 1988, →ISBN, page 63:Ja sen jälkeen taas parin vuoden kuluttua tyttö, jonka nimeksi pantiin Laura, sekin Salmeluksen vanhoja perintönimiä.And only a couple of years after that a girl, who was given the name Laura, yet another old name inherited from the Salmelus family.
    • 1991, Anna-Leena Härkönen, Akvaariorakkautta, Otava, published 2008, →ISBN, s.183:—Tässä on meidän Laura ja tuo pienempi on Suvi, Marita sano.Mä ajattelin tylsänä että kiva ku joku sinänsä epäsovinnainen ihminen oli antanu lapsilleen ihan normaalit nimet eikä mitään muotiväännöksiä niin ku monet. Kaikki sampot ja santerit ja tonterit säälittää mua suunnattomasti.—This here is our Laura and the smaller one is Suvi, Marita said.I thought while bored that nice that someone so nonconformist had given her children such normal names and nothing fashionable like many others. All the sampos and santeris and tonteris really make me feel pity.
    • 2013, Kari Hotakainen, Luonnon laki, Siltala, →ISBN, pages 17–18:Sen ojensi hänelle sairaanhoitaja, jonka vasemman rinnan yläpuolella oli nimikyltti: Laura. Nimi toi Rautalan mieleen vanhojen elokuvien palvelijan, joka alistuneesti nyökkäillen sipsuttelee isossa ruokasalissa tarkistamassa, että kaikki on varmasti valmiina mahakkaan tilanomistajan ja hänen rouvansa ruokailuhetkeä varten. Kävi mielessä myös mainoksen Elovena-tyttö, vaikka Lauran hiuksen olivat pikimustat ja hänellä oli korvissaan mustat napit. Hutiin siis meni Rautalan arvaus.It was given by the nurse, who had a name tag above her left breast: Laura. The name reminded Rautala of the servants in old firms, who submissively nod and tiptoe around in the large dining hall to check that everything is ready at the dinner table for the landowner and his mistress. The Elovena girl seen in advertisements also came to mind, even though Laura had jet black hair and her ears had black ear buds, so Rautala's guess was wrong.

Declension

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Inflection of Laura (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Laura Laurat
genitive Lauran Laurojen
partitive Lauraa Lauroja
illative Lauraan Lauroihin
singular plural
nominative Laura Laurat
accusative nom. Laura Laurat
gen. Lauran
genitive Lauran LaurojenLaurainrare
partitive Lauraa Lauroja
inessive Laurassa Lauroissa
elative Laurasta Lauroista
illative Lauraan Lauroihin
adessive Lauralla Lauroilla
ablative Lauralta Lauroilta
allative Lauralle Lauroille
essive Laurana Lauroina
translative Lauraksi Lauroiksi
abessive Lauratta Lauroitta
instructive — Lauroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Laura (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Laurani Laurani
accusative nom. Laurani Laurani
gen. Laurani
genitive Laurani LaurojeniLaurainirare
partitive Lauraani Laurojani
inessive Laurassani Lauroissani
elative Laurastani Lauroistani
illative Lauraani Lauroihini
adessive Laurallani Lauroillani
ablative Lauraltani Lauroiltani
allative Lauralleni Lauroilleni
essive Lauranani Lauroinani
translative Laurakseni Lauroikseni
abessive Laurattani Lauroittani
instructive — —
comitative — Lauroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Laurasi Laurasi
accusative nom. Laurasi Laurasi
gen. Laurasi
genitive Laurasi LaurojesiLauraisirare
partitive Lauraasi Laurojasi
inessive Laurassasi Lauroissasi
elative Laurastasi Lauroistasi
illative Lauraasi Lauroihisi
adessive Laurallasi Lauroillasi
ablative Lauraltasi Lauroiltasi
allative Laurallesi Lauroillesi
essive Lauranasi Lauroinasi
translative Lauraksesi Lauroiksesi
abessive Laurattasi Lauroittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Lauroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Lauramme Lauramme
accusative nom. Lauramme Lauramme
gen. Lauramme
genitive Lauramme LaurojemmeLauraimmerare
partitive Lauraamme Laurojamme
inessive Laurassamme Lauroissamme
elative Laurastamme Lauroistamme
illative Lauraamme Lauroihimme
adessive Laurallamme Lauroillamme
ablative Lauraltamme Lauroiltamme
allative Laurallemme Lauroillemme
essive Lauranamme Lauroinamme
translative Lauraksemme Lauroiksemme
abessive Laurattamme Lauroittamme
instructive — —
comitative — Lauroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Lauranne Lauranne
accusative nom. Lauranne Lauranne
gen. Lauranne
genitive Lauranne LaurojenneLaurainnerare
partitive Lauraanne Laurojanne
inessive Laurassanne Lauroissanne
elative Laurastanne Lauroistanne
illative Lauraanne Lauroihinne
adessive Laurallanne Lauroillanne
ablative Lauraltanne Lauroiltanne
allative Laurallenne Lauroillenne
essive Laurananne Lauroinanne
translative Lauraksenne Lauroiksenne
abessive Laurattanne Lauroittanne
instructive — —
comitative — Lauroinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Lauransa Lauransa
accusative nom. Lauransa Lauransa
gen. Lauransa
genitive Lauransa LaurojensaLaurainsarare
partitive Lauraansa LaurojaanLaurojansa
inessive LaurassaanLaurassansa LauroissaanLauroissansa
elative LaurastaanLaurastansa LauroistaanLauroistansa
illative Lauraansa Lauroihinsa
adessive LaurallaanLaurallansa LauroillaanLauroillansa
ablative LauraltaanLauraltansa LauroiltaanLauroiltansa
allative LauralleenLaurallensa LauroilleenLauroillensa
essive LauranaanLauranansa LauroinaanLauroinansa
translative LaurakseenLauraksensa LauroikseenLauroiksensa
abessive LaurattaanLaurattansa LauroittaanLauroittansa
instructive — —
comitative — LauroineenLauroinensa

Statistics

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  • Laura is the 14th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 23,157 female individuals (and as a middle name to 3,458 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin Laura. A Latinate variant of Laure.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lɔ.ʁa/
  • Audio (France (Toulouse)):(file)

Proper noun

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Laura f

  1. a female given name

German

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Etymology

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From Latin Laura.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈlaʊ̯ʁa]
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Lau‧ra

Proper noun

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Laura (genitive Lauras or Laura)

  1. a female given name

Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Laura.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlaw.ra/
  • Rhymes: -awra
  • Hyphenation: Làu‧ra

Proper noun

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Laura f

  1. a female given name

Latvian

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Etymology

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First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1819. From Latin Laura.

Proper noun

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Laura f

  1. a female given name
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  • Lauris

References

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  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • [3] Population Register of Latvia: Laura was the only given name of 8301 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Lithuanian

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Proper noun

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Laura f

  1. a female given name

Norwegian

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Etymology

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From Latin Laura.

Proper noun

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Laura

  1. a female given name

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:LauraWikipedia pl

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin Laura.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlaw.ra/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -awra
  • Syllabification: Lau‧ra

Proper noun

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Laura f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Laura

Declension

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singular plural
nominative Laura Laury
genitive Laury Laur
dative Laurze Laurom
accusative Laurę Laury
instrumental Laurą Laurami
locative Laurze Laurach
vocative Lauro Laury

Further reading

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  • Laura in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Laura.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlaw.ɾɐ/ [ˈlaʊ̯.ɾɐ]
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlaw.ɾɐ/ [ˈlaʊ̯.ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlaw.ɾa/ [ˈlaʊ̯.ɾa]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈlaw.ɾɐ/
  • Rhymes: -awɾɐ
  • Homophone: laura
  • Hyphenation: Lau‧ra

Proper noun

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Laura f (plural Lauras)

  1. a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Laura

Slovak

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɫau̯ra/

Proper noun

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Laura f

  1. a female given name

Declension

[edit] Declension of Laura (pattern žena)
singularplural
nominativeLauraLaury
genitiveLauryLáur
dativeLaureLaurám
accusativeLauruLaury
locativeLaureLaurách
instrumentalLaurouLaurami

Derived terms

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  • Lalina, Lalinka
  • Lara
  • Laurika
  • Lola, Lolka
  • Lolina, Lolinka
  • Lóra
  • Lorka

Further reading

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  • “Laura”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin Laura.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlauɾa/ [ˈlau̯.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -auɾa
  • Syllabification: Lau‧ra

Proper noun

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Laura f

  1. a female given name from Latin

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Latin Laura. First recorded in Sweden in 1737.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

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Laura c (genitive Lauras)

  1. a female given name

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