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Laura

A female given name from Latin.

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Laura at a glance

Origin
Latin
Root meaning
“laurel tree”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/lɑːɹə/, /lɔːɹə/

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.

Meaning and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does the name Laura mean?

A female given name from Latin. Its root means "laurel tree".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).