Laura Definition

lôrə

noun

A feminine name: dim. Laurie; var. Loretta, Lori, Lorinda.

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(Roman Catholic Church) A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior.

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(Eastern Orthodox Church) A cluster of cells or caves for hermits, with a church and sometimes a refectory at the centre.

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pronoun

A female given name.

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Other Word Forms of Laura

Singular:

Laura

Plural:

lauras

From Late Latin saint's name Laura, from the feminine form of laurus (“laurel tree"). A post-classical name made famous by Petrarch's sonnets to Laura in the fourteenth century.

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From Late Latin laura, from Ancient Greek λαύρα (laura, “lane, path")

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