Laura
Pronunciations (3)
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/lɑːɹə/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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/lɔːɹə/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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/ˈlɔːɹə/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
Proper noun
A female given name from Latin.
- Examples
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Now is he for the numbers that Petrarch flowed in; Laura to his lady was but a kitchen-wench; marry, she had a better love to be-rime her;
Laura was saying something. A mellifluous name, he thought. I wish she were far away, so I could call her.
More examples (2)
'Mine's Laura'./ 'A beautiful name.'/ Laura has never liked her name. It's too old-fashioned and has, to her mind, a slightly whiny sound, like the twang of a country and western guitar. In fact she was given the name because Michelle liked the song 'Tell Laura I Love Her'.
The request for a retraction centers around an October 28 segment on Laura Ingraham’s prime time show, “The Ingraham Angle.”
Word forms
Lora