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Laura

English from Latin
"from Laurentum or bay laurel"
Linda Rosenkrantz
By Linda Rosenkrantz
Updated Mon Feb 02 2026

Laura Origin and Meaning

Variation of Laureen
# 359 in the US

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Famous People Named Laura

  • Laura Ingalls Wilder
    American Pioneer and children's novelist
  • Laura Lane Welch Bush
    U.S. First Lady as wife of President George W. Bush
  • Laura Prepon
    American actress
  • Laura Leggett Linney
    American actress
  • Laura Elizabeth Dern
    American actress
  • Laura Kaeppeler
    Miss America 2012
  • Laura Beatrice Marling
    English singer,songwriter
  • Laura Elizabeth Carmichael
    English actress
  • Laura Marano
    American actress
  • Laura Allen
    American actress
  • Laura Sioux Kirkpatrick
    American model
  • Laura Ilene Benanti
    American actress
  • Laura Fraser
    Scottish actress
  • Laura
    Leigh, (born Laura Leigh Moser), American actress
  • Laura Ann Osnes
    American actress and singer
  • Laura Mennell
    Canadian actress
  • Laura Anne Ingraham
    American radio host
  • author
    and political commentator
  • Laura Ewa Łącz
    Polish actress
  • Laura Samojłowicz
    Polish actress
  • Laura Colleen Gloria Alleway
    Australian soccer players
  • Laura Bassett
    English football player
  • Laura Stéphanie Georges
    French football player
  • Laura Anna Benkarth
    German football player
  • Laura del Rio Garcia
    Spanish football player
  • Laura Willingham Bailey
    Voice actor and player on the dnd show Critical Role
  • Laura Zeng
    American rhythmic gymnast
  • Laura Halford
    British rhythmic gymnast
  • Laura Pergolizzi
    American singer,songwriter who goes by LP
  • Laura Sales
    Portuguese rhythmic gymnast
  • Laura Pausini
    Italian singer
  • Laura Bragato
    Beautiful Italian Model

The name Laura in Pop Culture

  • Laura Holt
    character on TV's "Remington Steele"
  • Laura Wingfield
    character in The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
  • Laura Roslin
    character on TV's "Battlestar Galactica"
  • Laura Petrie
    character on "The Dick van Dyke Show"
  • Laura Palmer
    character on TV series/film "Twin Peaks"
  • Laura Winslow
    character on TV's "Family Matters"
  • Laura Spencer
    character on American soap "General Hospital"
  • Laura
    character in video game Silent Hill 2
  • Laura Proek
    character on "Fortysomething"
  • Laura Hellinger
    character on TV series "The Good Wife"
  • Laura Hollis
    character on the web,series, "Carmilla"
  • Laura Chase
    character in "The Blind Assassin" by Margaret Atwood
  • Laura "X
    23" Kinney, character in "X,Men"
  • Laura Victoriano
    character in the video game "The Evil Within"
  • Laura Moon (nee McCabe)
    character in book and TV series "American Gods"
  • "Tell Laura I Love Her
    " song by Ray Peterson
  • "Laura
    " song by Scissor Sisters
  • "Laura
    " song by Bat For Lashes
  • Laura
    a character from the 3DS game "Fantasy Life"
  • Laura Bow
    main protagonist of her eponymous Sierra adventure game series
  • Laura Hardy
    the mother of the Hardy Boys
  • Laura Vanderboom
    character in the Cube Escape and Rusty lake series
  • Laura Lawrence
    character in series "Cobra Kai"
  • Laura Lawrence-Weinberg
    character in film "The Karate Kid"
  • Laura
    character in series "Friends"

International Variations of the name Laura

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

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