What Does The Name Laura Mean?

Laura in English is pronounced LAW-ra (in oher European languages it is often LOW-ra, to rhyme with now.)

It is a feminine form of the Late Latin boy's name Laurus, which means "laurel" or, by exention "crowned with laurel" (referring to the use of laurel leaves to crown victors in the Olympic Games, celebrated poets etc. This custom goes back to the Ancient Greeks, and we still have a Poet Laureate today. So in a sense the name Laurus/ Laura suggests the idea of victory or excellence.)

It was quite a popular name in the Middle Ages and the later Renaissncet Laura, but more famously, Laura was the name of the ideal woman to whom the 14th century Italian poet Petrarch addressed his most famous sonnets.

In the 19th century the name Laurel began to be used; this name still exists but is less popular than Laura.

Its a Latin name for Laurel-Crowned.

Laura- name taken from the word laurel, as in the laurel plant

Laura:
Laurel-Crowned
Gender: Female
Origin:  Latin

Laura; It means I am victorious... And I am.! Lol

Hi! My name is Laura. I think its kind of interesting because its old and classy and i was named after my grandma. Also i only know of 3 or 4 other people with my name in my town, but people say its common though. But people always pronounce it lora. But um i've been looking that up and it said things like victory, honor, and a sweet disposition. Also one place said traditionally a blue eyed blonde haired girl. Im the opposite though, im brown and brown so... Also the laurel crown like the plant.