Laura
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Laura, has many meanings some of which are: beautiful, pleasant, popular, victorious, leader, ruler, famous, kind, caring from the "laurel leaves".
| Laura | |
| Gender: | Female |
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| Origin: | Various, from Latin |
| Meaning: | Various, "laurel wreath," "laurel crowned," "laurel tree," "sweet bay tree," "victory," "chosen," "famous," "sweet," "wonderful," "winner" |
Laura is a common given name for a female. Derived from Latin (Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece), it is used in many countries, including Argentina, Croatia, England, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scandinavia, Spain, and the United States. The name has several meanings, including: laurel wreath, laurel crowned, laurel tree, sweet bay tree, victory, chosen, famous, sweet, wonderful and winner.
According to the Social Security Administration, the name Laura was among the top 50 names for female babies for much of the early 20th century in the United States, but dropped to top 100-120 in the 1930s-40s, then rebounded to the top 20 in 1984-1986, and has since dropped off the 120th afterward.[1]
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[edit] Places
- Laura, Illinois, a city
- Laura, Kentucky, a city
- Laura, Ohio, a small village
- Laura, Queensland, a town in Australia
- Laura River (Queensland), its river
- Laura, South Australia, Australia
- Laura, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Laura River, in Ukraine and Romania
[edit] Media
- Laura (1944 film), starring Gene Tierney
- "Laura" (1945 song), adapted from the film's theme
- Laura (1979 film)
- "Laura," a song performed by Spike Jones and His Other Orchestra
- Laura (Laura Pausini album), 1994 studio album by Italian singer–songwriter Laura Pausini
- "Laura" (song), the first charting single by the Scissor Sisters in 2003
- "Laura Jenna Ellinoora Alexandra Camilla Jurvanen", a song by the Finnish popular music band Leevi and the Leavings in 1996.
- "Laura Non C'è", a hit song by the Italian singer Nek in 1997.
- Laura (band), an Australian post-rock band
- Oh Laura, a Swedish indie band formerly known as Laura
- "Laura", a song performed by Billy Joel on his album The Nylon Curtain
- "Laura" a song by the Celtic-Punk band Flogging Molly. Dedicated to lead singer's dead wife who was named "Laura".
[edit] Non-fictional persons
- Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States
- Laura Davis, American medley swimmer
- Laura Secord, Canadian heroine who warned Canadian troops of an impending American attack during the War of 1812
- Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the Little House on the Prairie books
- Laura, the subject of love poetry by Petrarch
- Dr. Laura, outspoken right-wing radio talk show host
- Laura Lippman, author whose books include Baltimore Blues
- Laura Hillenbrand, author of Seabiscuit
- Laura San Giacomo, actress
- Princess Maria Laura of Belgium
[edit] Fictional characters
- Laura of Luke and Laura Spencer, characters on the soap opera General Hospital
- Laura (WARP character), the protagonist of Japanese developer WARP's video games
- Laura Palmer, the girl whose murder is the underlying subject of Twin Peaks
- Laura Roslin, the President of the Twelve Colonies on the reimagined Battlestar Galactica
- Laura Bow, fictional detective
- Laura Winslow, daughter on the television series Family Matters
- Laura Brown, the character portrayed by Julianne Moore in the film The Hours
[edit] Other
- Laura or Lavra (Greek: Λαύρα, Cyrillic: Лавра), a cluster of cells or caves, used by hermits
- Laura Ashley (1925–1985), a Welsh designer who gave her name to a clothing, home furnishings, and perfume brand
- Laura, a chain of Canadian women's fashions
- Laura Secord Chocolates, a chain of chocolate delicatessens
- 467 Laura, an asteroid.
[edit] See also
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