Meaning  The name Laura has the following meaning: Derived from the tree. An important name as during the classical era, victors in Greecian games, or even the Olympics, were awarded a crown weaved from laurel leaves. Less popular than its variant Laura, which sounds more feminine.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name. Popularity
As a baby girl name, Laura is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 118 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Laura fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 20 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 235 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Laura in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Laura and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Laura: Boys - Furman, Terence, Girls - Almeda, America, Annabella, April, Docia, Karlee, Linnea, Ludie, Natalie, Nataly, Serena, Tempie, Templa, Tiara, Both genders - Arden, Pearl, VirgilVariants The name Laura is a variant of Laurel. Other popular variants of the name Laurel are: Laura (Latin), Laural, Lauralle, Laurell, Laurie (Nickname), Lauryl, Laurylle, Lora (German), Lorel, Lorelle, Lorey (Nickname) Style We think the name Laura should fall under the following style category: Ladylike. See other Ladylike namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Laura to be: A mature, smart and independent soulIn one word, you might describe Laura as a(n) " independent" person. See other "independent" names for boys and girls. |
|
Meaning of name Laura
