# 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

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

### Proper noun

Laura
* 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:The request for a retraction centers around an October 28 segment on Laura Ingraham’s prime time show, “The Ingraham Angle.”

#### Usage notes

* Also used as a feminine equivalent of Laurence.

#### Related terms

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

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* aural

## Albanian
### Proper noun

Laura f
* a female given name

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Laura.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlau̯ra]
* Hyphenation: Lau‧ra

### Proper noun

Laura f
* a female given name

#### Declension
## Danish
### Etymology

From Latin Laura.

### Proper noun

Laura
* a female given name

### References

* 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
### Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin Laura.

### Pronunciation

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

### Proper noun

Laura f
* a female given name

## Estonian
### Etymology

From Latin Laura.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɑu̯rɑ/, [ˈlɑu̯rɑ]

### 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
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Latin Laura.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɑu̯rɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝u̯rɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑurɑ
* Hyphenation: Lau‧ra

### Proper noun

Laura
* 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

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
Laurojeni Lauraini $^{rare}$
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
Laurojesi Lauraisi $^{rare}$
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
Laurojemme Lauraimme $^{rare}$
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
Laurojenne Laurainne $^{rare}$
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
Laurojensa Laurainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Lauraansa
Laurojaan Laurojansa
inessive
Laurassaan Laurassansa
Lauroissaan Lauroissansa
elative
Laurastaan Laurastansa
Lauroistaan Lauroistansa
illative
Lauraansa
Lauroihinsa
adessive
Laurallaan Laurallansa
Lauroillaan Lauroillansa
ablative
Lauraltaan Lauraltansa
Lauroiltaan Lauroiltansa
allative
Lauralleen Laurallensa
Lauroilleen Lauroillensa
essive
Lauranaan Lauranansa
Lauroinaan Lauroinansa
translative
Laurakseen Lauraksensa
Lauroikseen Lauroiksensa
abessive
Laurattaan Laurattansa
Lauroittaan Lauroittansa
instructive
comitative
—Lauroineen Lauroinensa :

#### Statistics

* Laura is the 14th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 23,297 female individuals (and as a middle name to 3,403 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

## French
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lɔ.ʁa/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Laura f
* a female given name

## German
### Etymology

From Latin Laura.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlaʊ̯ʁa]
* Audio (Austria):(file)
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Lau‧ra

### Proper noun

Laura (genitive Lauras or Laura)
* a female given name

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Laura.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlaw.ra/
* Rhymes: -awra
* Hyphenation: Làu‧ra

### 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

* Lauris

### References

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

## Lithuanian
### Proper noun

Laura f
* a female given name

## Norwegian
### Etymology

From Latin Laura.

### Proper noun

Laura
* a female given name

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Laura.

### Pronunciation

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

### Proper noun

Laura f
* a female given name, equivalent to English Laura

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Laura in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Laura.

### Pronunciation

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

### Proper noun

Laura f
* a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Laura

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɫau̯ra/

### Proper noun

Laura f
* a female given name

#### Derived terms

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

### 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, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

From Latin Laura.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlauɾa/ [ˈlau̯.ɾa]
* Rhymes: -auɾa
* Syllabification: Lau‧ra

### Proper noun

Laura f
* a female given name from Latin

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Latin Laura. First recorded in Sweden in 1737.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Laura c (genitive Lauras)
* a female given name