Laura Name Meaning

Gender :

Masculine

The masculine name Laura is used in American. Other countries in which name laura being used are , , Anglo, Australian, , British, Chinese, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, , English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Italian, Jamaican, Latin, Netherlands, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian. Laura is not very commonly used baby name for boy. Ranked at 927 in top 1000 names.

Laura is also used as baby girl name in countries American, anglo, australian, british, chinese, czechoslovakian, danish, dutch, english, finnish, french, german, greek, gujarati, italian, jamaican, latin, netherlands, polish, portuguese, romanian, spanish, swedish, swiss.

Used in country/religion :

American , Australian , Dutch

Variant Names of Laura:

Lauraine, Lauralee, Laralyn, Laranca, Larea, Lari, Lauralee, Laurana, Laure, Laureen, Laur, Lauraine, Lauralee, Laralyn, Laranca, Larea, Lari, Lauralee, Laurana, Laure, Laureen, Laur, Lauraine, Lauralee, Laralyn,  Lauraine,  Lauralee,  Laralyn,  Laranca,  Larea,  Lari,  Lauralee, Laurana,  Laure,  Laureen,  Laurel,  Laurel, Lauraine, Lauralee, Laralyn, Laranca,

Rhyming Names of Laura: 

Names Similar to Laura :

Laurence, Lauraine, Laural, Lauralee, Lauralyn, Laureen, Laurel, Laurelle, Lauren, Laurena

Popularity Rank :

Laura name was top ranked at 89 position in American during year 1930and most recently ranked at 322 position in American during year 2015

Name Laura has been Common throughout the last hundred plus years and ranked at 5832 position. 2579 numbers of people were named Laura so far in last 100 years. (SSA)

More about :

The feminine name Laura is from the Latin name Laurus that means "laurel". The meaning of the name was favorable, considering that back in ancient Rome leaves from the laurel trees were collected to create victors’ garlands.

 

The name became popular after the 9th-century martyr from Spain - Saint Laura. This nun was thrown, by the Moors, into a vat of molten lead. It became even more common after it was used as the name of subject in poem by the 14th-century poet Petrarch, who was from Italy. The name has been around for long than that, it was common as an English name since the 13th century.

Laura Numerology :

Personality No. 3. People with name Laura are jovial & love to talk. They also love children & pets. They are creative & try to do too many things. They must express themselves. They are very social & great uplifters. Person with Laura having 3 as Personality number are ambitious & philosophical. They are versatile & have an optimistic attitude. They are zealous & conscientious. More Numerology