Laura

Alternative forms

 * Lora (rare)

Etymology
From Late saint's name Laura:, from the feminine form of laurus:. A post-classical name made famous by Petrarch's sonnets to Laura in the fourteenth century.

Proper noun

 * 1) * ~1591 William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet: 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;
 * 1) * 1960 Peter S. Beagle: A Fine And Private Place. Random House Publishing, 1982:The Fantasy Worlds of Peter Beagle. ISBN 0345300815 page 258:
 * Laura was saying something. A mellifluous name, he thought. I wish she were far away, so I could call her.
 * Laura was saying something. A mellifluous name, he thought. I wish she were far away, so I could call her.

Related terms

 * Laurel, Lauren, Laurie, Loretta, Lori, Lorraine,Lauretta

Translations

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 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Greek: Λαύρα [ˈlav.ra], Λάουρα [ˈla.u.ra]


 * Italian:
 * Latin:
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 * Norwegian:
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 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:

Anagrams

 * aural

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From Laura:. A Latinate variant of Laure:.

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

Related terms

 * Lauris

Etymology
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From Laura:. First recorded in Sweden in 1737.

Proper noun


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