Laura
See also: laura
English
Alternative forms
- Lora (rare)
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.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɔːɹə
Proper noun
Laura
- A female given name from Latin.
- ~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 page 258:
- Laura was saying something. A mellifluous name, he thought. I wish she were far away, so I could call her.
- ~1591 William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet: Act II, Scene IV:
Usage notes
- Also used as a feminine equivalent of Laurence.
Related terms
Translations
female given name
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Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laura f
- a female given name.
Danish
Etymology
Proper noun
Laura
- a female given name.
References
- [1] 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.
Estonian
Etymology
Proper noun
Laura
- a female given name.
Faroese
Proper noun
Laura
- a female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Laura: Lauruson
- daughter of Laura: Laurudóttir
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Laura |
Accusative | Lauru |
Dative | Lauru |
Genitive | Lauru |
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laura
- a female given name.
- 1931 Frans Emil Sillanpää, Nuorena nukkunut, in Silja ja Ihmiset suviyössä, Suuri Suomalainen Kirjakerho (1988), →ISBN, page 63:
- Ja sen jälkeen taas parin vuoden kuluttua tyttö, jonka nimeksi pantiin Laura, sekin Salmeluksen vanhoja perintönimiä.
- 1991 Anna-Leena Härkönen, Akvaariorakkautta, Otava (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.
- 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.
- 1931 Frans Emil Sillanpää, Nuorena nukkunut, in Silja ja Ihmiset suviyössä, Suuri Suomalainen Kirjakerho (1988), →ISBN, page 63:
Declension
Inflection of Laura (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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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 | Laurojen Laurain rare | ||
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. |
French
Etymology
From Late Latin Laura. A Latinate variant of Laure.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laura ?
- a female given name.
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laura
- a female given name.
Italian
Etymology
Proper noun
Laura f
- a female given name.
Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1819. From Latin Laura.
Proper noun
Laura f
- a female given name.
Related terms
References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- [2] Population Register of Latvia: Laura was the only given name of 8301 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
Norwegian
Etymology
Proper noun
Laura
- a female given name.
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Laura f
- a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Laura
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laura f (genitive singular Laury, nominative plural Laury, declension pattern of žena)
- a female given name.
Declension
Declension of Laura
Derived terms
Further reading
- “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, 2024
Spanish
Etymology
Proper noun
Laura (f)
- a female given name.
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin Laura. First recorded in Sweden in 1737.
Proper noun
Laura c (genitive Lauras)
- a female given name.
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- Rhymes:English/ɔːɹə
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- Czech terms derived from Latin
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- Danish terms derived from Latin
- Danish lemmas
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- Finnish terms derived from Latin
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- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑurɑ
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