Word
laura
Phoneticslau·ra
/ˈɫɔɹə/
Definition
n. a common name for a girl or woman.
n. a female given name, originally derived from the Latin 'laurus' (laurel).
Examples
“Laura is my best friend from school.”
“The manager introduced Laura as the new lead developer for the software project.”
“While the name Laura has seen varying levels of popularity over the decades, it remains a classic choice in many European and American naming traditions.”
Examples
simple
“Laura is my best friend from school.”
contextual
“The manager introduced Laura as the new lead developer for the software project.”
complex
“While the name Laura has seen varying levels of popularity over the decades, it remains a classic choice in many European and American naming traditions.”
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.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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