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Where does “Laura” come from?

Laura is an English name derived from Latin Laura, whose origin and original meaning are not established.

Ancestry of “Laura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLaura—
2Latinlauruslaurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel
3English-aceousOf, relating to, resembling or containing the...
4Latin-āceus—
5Latin-āx—
6Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Laura”

  • Lorinda
  • Laurinda
  • Ļora
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