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LAURA

LAURA  

Gender: F
Origin: Latin
Meaning: "bay laurel"

Popularity in 2008: #215

A hauntingly evocative perennial, never trendy, never dated, feminine without being fussy, with literary links stretching back to Dante: a more solid choice than any of its more decorative enhancements.

International Variations:
Lora (Bulgarian) Laurette, Laure (French) Laurice, Lorita, Lauris, Lore (German) Laurenza, Lorenza (Italian) Laurka (Polish) Laurica, Lavra, Laurissa (Russian) Lorezza, Llora, Laurensa, Laurentena, Laurinda, Laureana, Laurita, Laurentia (Spanish)

Popularity Rank

Rank in US Top 1000