Laura

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Proper noun 1.4.1 Quotations 1.4.2 Related terms 1.4.3 Translations 1.5 Anagrams 2 Czech 2.1 Proper noun 3 Danish 3.1 Proper noun 4 Estonian 4.1 Proper noun 5 Finnish 5.1 Proper noun 5.1.1 Declension 6 French 6.1 Proper noun 7 German 7.1 Proper noun 8 Italian 8.1 Proper noun 9 Norwegian 9.1 Proper noun 10 Spanish 10.1 Proper noun 11 Swedish 11.1 Proper noun

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• Lora (rare)

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːrə

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Laura

Plural -

Laura

1. A female given name.

[edit] Quotations

• ~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;

• 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.

[edit] Related terms

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

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[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aalru
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Laura f.

1. A female given name, cognate to Laura.

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Laura

1. A female given name of Latin origin.

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[edit] Estonian

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Laura

1. A female given name of Latin origin.

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[edit] Finnish

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Laura

1. A female given name of Latin origin.

[edit] Declension

Declension of Laura (type kala) singular plural nominative Laura Laurat genitive Lauran Laurojen Laurain1 partitive Lauraa Lauroja accusative Laura Lauran Laurat inessive Laurassa Lauroissa elative Laurasta Lauroista illative Lauraan Lauroihin adessive Lauralla Lauroilla ablative Lauralta Lauroilta allative Lauralle Lauroille essive Laurana Lauroina translative Lauraksi Lauroiksi instructive – Lauroin abessive Lauratta Lauroitta comitative – Lauroineen 1) Rare.

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[edit] French

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Laura

1. A female given name, a Latinate variant of Laure.

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[edit] German

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Laura

1. A female given name of Latin origin.

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[edit] Italian

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Laura f.

1. A female given name.

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[edit] Norwegian

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Laura

1. A female given name of Latin origin.

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[edit] Spanish

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Laura (f)

1. A female given name of Latin origin.

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Proper noun

Laura

1. A female given name of Latin origin.