Laurus

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  • Late Roman
Original masculine form of LAURA.

LAURA   female   English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Late Roman
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Laurus, which meant "laurel". This meaning was favourable, since in ancient Rome the leaves of laurel trees were used to create victors' garlands. The name was borne by the 9th-century Spanish martyr Saint Laura, who was a nun thrown into a vat of molten lead by the Moors. It was also the name of the subject of poems by the 14th-century Italian poet Petrarch.

As an English name, Laura has been used since the 13th century. Famous bearers include Laura Secord (1775-1868), a Canadian heroine during the War of 1812, and Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957), an American author who wrote the 'Little House on the Prairie' series of novels.
EQUIVALENTS
ITALIAN: Lauro
FEMININE FORMS
CATALAN: Llora
CROATIAN: Laura
DANISH: Laura
DUTCH: Laura, Laurie
ENGLISH: Laura, Laureen, Laurene, Lauressa, Laurie, Laurinda, Laurissa, Lora, Loreen, Lorene, Loretta, Lori, Lorie, Lorinda, Lorri, Lorrie
ESTONIAN: Laura
FINNISH: Laura
FRENCH: Laure, Laurette, Laurine, Lorette
GERMAN: Laura
HUNGARIAN: Laura
ICELANDIC: Lára
ITALIAN: Laura, Lauretta, Lora, Loretta, Lorita
LATE ROMAN: Laura
NORWEGIAN: Laura
POLISH: Laura
PORTUGUESE: Laura
ROMANIAN: Laura
SLOVENE: Laura, Lavra
SPANISH: Laura, Laurita
SWEDISH: Laura
WELSH: Lowri
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Lauraine