LAURA

Definition: LAURA

LAURA

Noun

1. A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

"LAURA" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a laurel".

Date "LAURA" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1595. (references)

Domain	Definitions
Literature	Laura the name immortalised by Petrarch, was either the wife of Hugues de Sade, of Avignon, or a fictitious name used by him on which to hang incidents of his life and love. If the former, her maiden name was Laura de Noves. Laura. Beppo's wife. (See Beppo.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Crosswords: LAURA

English words defined with "LAURA": Clove nutmeg ♦ Helen Laura Sumner Woodbury. (references)

Specialty definitions using "LAURA": 41250, 45337 ♦ 61451 ♦ Beppo. (references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	I shall never forget the weekend Laura died. (Laura; writing credit: Vera Caspary; Jay Dratler) Karl thinks I should put my cat to sleep and I don't know how to tell Laura about it. (That's My Bush!; writing credit: Alon Kaplan) I don't have Laura. (Head Over Heels; writing credit: Ann Beattie; Joan Micklin Silver) Hello, Laura. (Little House on the Prairie; writing credit: Arthur Heinemann; John Hawkins) Don't go there Laura! Don't go there! (Twin Peaks; writing credit: G. William Jones)
Tongue Twisters	Laura and Larry rarely lull their rural roosters to sleep. (references; author: unknown)
Movie/TV Titles	Little Laura and Big John (1973) The Case of Laura C. (1972) O Retrato de Laura (1969) Laura (1968) Hold up pour Laura (1967)
Song Titles	Tell Laura I Love Her (performing artist: Ray Peterson)
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Domain	Title
References	Laura Ashley Holdings plc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer (A Twin Peaks Book) (reference) Bondage: Laura Manson Stansfield Photocollection (reference) Courting Laura Providencia: A Novel (reference) Soul Picnic: The Music and Passion of Laura Nyro (reference) Little House the Laura Years Boxed Set: The Early Years Collection (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Dr Laura Perspective (reference) Laura Ingalls Wilder Lore (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Confessing to Laura (reference) Laura Mercier Presents "The Flawless Face" (reference) Little House on the Praire: Laura Ingalls Wilder (reference) Laura McKenzie's Travel Tips: Mainland China (reference) The Medal Maker: Master Sculptor Laura Gardin Fraser (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Lo Mejor de: Volvere Junto a Ti Laura Pausini (reference) The Best of Laura Pallas: Ski-ing in the Snow (reference) Stoned Soul Picnic: The Best of Laura Nyro (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech	Playmobil: Laura (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods	4-Piece Bedding Set - Laura Ashley - Sarah (reference) Wall Hanging - Laura Ashley - Sarah (reference) Laura Glass 12-Inch Pedestal Cake Plate with Etched Dome, Clear (reference) Laura Glass Handcrafted 9-Inch Soho Large Salad Bowl (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
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Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Astronomer Laura Danly of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) has taken a major step ...Credit: NASA.		Laura Morse working on the Big Eyes searching for marine mammals on Halloween. On the NOAA Ship McARTHUR conducting STAR 2000 operations in the Eastern Tropical Pacific.Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.
	Donald Merrit, a research biologist for the University of Maryland's Horn Point Center for Environmental Studies, pilots a boat from which ARS chemists Laura McConnell (left) and Jennifer Harman-Fetcho collect samples of oysters,water, and sediment from the Choptank River on Maryland's Eastern Shore. P.Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..		Oysters collected from the Choptank River by chemists Laura McConnell (left) and Jennifer Harman-Fetcho will be analyzed for agricultural chemicals. P.Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..
	Laura Bonn born 2-12-46 (weight 7 lb., 1 oz.) picture taken 4-1-46 (weight 9 lb., 10 oz.) 2 months old / Philip Bonn.Credit: National Library of Medicine.		[Army Nurse Capt. Laura R. Clark supervises the pasteurization of milk].Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	Photographed circa 1917. She was chartered by the Navy in November 1917 and commissioned in December as USS Laura Reed (SP-2009). The bow of USS Hopestill (SP-191) is visible at left.Credit: NAVY.		Laura Redman, ex-slave, Dallas.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Well of sacrifice, Chichén Itzá, Yucatan / Laura Gilpin, Colorado Springs, Colorado.Credit: Library of Congress.		Mrs. Frank Tengle and Laura Minnie Lee Tengle, sharecroppers, near Moundville, Hale County, Alabama.Credit: Library of Congress.
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Author	Quotation
Sir Walter Raleigh	Methought I saw the grave where Laura lay.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Human Rights	Colombia	On September 20, the FARC kidnaped 11-year-old Laura Ulloa from her school bus in Cali. (references)
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Speaker	Phrase(s)
Lynne Cheney	Oh, Laura Bush is just wonderful. I think everyone knows the way in which she's wonderful. She's kind and she's thoughtful.
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"LAURA" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 99.96% of the time. "LAURA" is used about 2,439 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	99.96%	2,438	3,681
Noun (singular)	0.04%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	2,439	N/A

The following table summarizes the usage of "LAURA" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Laura	First name Female	510,000	22
Laura	Last name	1,000	15,771
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

"LAURA" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a laurel".

The following table summarizes names related to "LAURA."
Name	Gender	Language	Related Name
Lari	Female	N/A	Laura
Llora	Female	Catalan	Laura
Laura	Female	English	N/A
Laureen	Female	English	Laura
Laurel	Female	English	Laura
Laurene	Female	English	Laura
Lauressa	Female	English	Laura
Laurie	Female	English	Laura
Laurinda	Female	English	Laura
Laurine	Female	English	Laura
Laurissa	Female	English	Laura
Laurita	Female	English	Laura
Lawrie	Female	English	Laura
Lori	Female	English	Laura
Lorraine	Female	English	Laura
Laure	Female	French	Laura
Laurette	Female	French	Laura
Lora	Female	German	Laura
Lore	Female	German	Laura
Laura	Female	Italian	N/A
Lauretta	Female	Italian	Laura
Lauro	Male	Italian	Laura
Laura	Female	Romanian	N/A
Lavra	Female	Slovene	Laura
Laura	Female	Spanish	N/A
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Country	Name
United Kingdom	Laura Ashley Holdings plc
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1. Laura, IL
Zip Code(s): 61451
Country: USA

2. Laura, KY
Zip Code(s): 41250
Country: USA

3. Laura, OH (village, FIPS 42028)
Location: 39.99361 N, 84.40910 W
Population (1990): 483 (172 housing units)
Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 45337
Country: USA

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Expressions: LAURA

Expressions using "LAURA": Helen Laura Sumner Woodbury ♦ Laura Norman method. Additional references.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: LAURA

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
laura ashley	1,535
laura	1,310
dr laura	1,233
laura ingalls wilder	1,225
laura prepon	989
pausini laura	954
laura san giacomo	681
laura cover	432
laura ingraham	431
laura bush	376
laura antonelli	334
laura ashley bedding	299
laura sadler	299
ingram laura	260
laura croft	254
laura dern	253
laura mercier	250
laura gemser	223
laura elena harring	222
laura prepon nude	191
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Modern Translations: LAURA

Language		Translations for "LAURA"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Greek		Λαυρέντια, Λαούρα. (various references)

Pig Latin		auralay

Russian		Лора, Лаура. (various references)

Welsh		Lowri. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: LAURA

Derivations
	Words beginning with "LAURA": laurae, lauras. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"LAURA" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Alauda, Alohura, Altamura, Elaura, Ellauria, Kajura, Laore, Larra, Larua, laua, Lauka, laur, Laurana, Laurasi, Lauret, lauri, Lauria, Lauris, Lecraw, Leira, Leora, Levuka, Lituya, Liuba, loura, Louvri, Luapula, Luarasi, Luarca, Lubuva, Olaudah. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "LAURA"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "LAURA" (pronounced lô"ru)
4	l ô" r u	Flora.
3	-ô" r u	angora, aura, Aurora, Bora, Camorra, fedora, fora, Hora, menorah, Mora, Ora, Pandora, Senora, Torah.
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Anagrams: LAURA

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: aural.
	Words within the letters "a-a-l-r-u"
	-1 letter: alar, aura.
	-2 letters: aal, ala, lar.
	-3 letters: aa, al, ar, la.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-l-r-u"
	+1 letter: alarum, alular, anural, laurae, lauras, radula, ranula.
	+2 letters: accrual, alarums, angular, annular, arousal, arugola, arugula, augural, aurally, aureola, auroral, austral, caracul, fabular, facular, gradual, hamular, karakul, labarum, lacunar, lupanar, macular, natural, pabular, papular, radulae, radular, radulas, ranulae, ranulas, subalar, tabular.
	+3 letters: accruals, acicular, adularia, adulator, adumbral, alarumed, ampullar, anovular, aquarial, arguable, arguably, arousals, arugolas, arugulas, aureolae, aureolas, auricula, australs, avicular, balisaur, binaural, caesural, cannular, capsular, caraculs, carousal, claustra, curtalax, gastrula, graduals, granular, haulyard, karakuls, labarums, labrusca, lacunars, lacunary, laudator, laureate, lunarian, lupanars, macrural, manurial, monaural, naturals, oracular, pastural, piacular, planular, puparial, saccular, salutary, scapular, spatular, vacuolar, valuator, valvular, vascular, zarzuela.
	+4 letters: accruable, acellular, actuarial, adularias, adulators, adulatory, alaruming, ambulacra, ampullary, angularly, applauder, aquarelle, archducal, arcuately, articular, assaulter, auctorial, auriculae, auricular, auriculas, auslander, australes, authorial, auxiliary, avascular, avuncular, balisaurs, caldarium, calvarium, canicular, capitular, carousals, cartulary, caterwaul, claustral, creatural, cuadrilla, estuarial, evaluator, gastrulae, gastrular, gastrulas, glandular, gradually, granulate, granuloma, gratulate, guardrail, haulyards, inaugural, lacunaria, laudators, laudatory, laureated, laureates, luminaria, lunarians, malarious, manipular, marsupial, naturally, navicular, neuralgia, paramylum, portulaca, radicular, rauwolfia, rearousal, revaluate, saleratus, saturable, scapulars, simulacra, subaerial, sugarloaf, tablature, tabulator, tarantula, tarpaulin, thesaural, trabecula, tularemia, ultrafast, ultraheat, ultrarare, ultrasafe, unawarely, unnatural, valuators, vocabular, vulgarian, zarzuelas.
	+5 letters: accurately, acetabular, acquirable, adulterant, adulterate, alacritous, allosaurus, ambulacral, ambulacrum, ambulatory, aneurysmal, angularity, ankylosaur, antennular, applauders, aquaplaner, aquarelles, articulacy, articulate, assaulters, auriculate, auslanders, autarkical, balustrade, binaurally, blackguard, calcareous, calculator, calvariums, capitulary, cataloguer, caterwauls, chartulary, clavicular, coloratura, columbaria, connatural, cuadrillas, culinarian, curatorial, curtalaxes, ejaculator, equatorial, evaluators, extramural, fascicular, gastrulate, gradualism, gradualist, granulated, granulates, granulator, granulomas, gratulated, gratulates, guardrails, haustorial, inarguable, inarguably, inaugurals, intramural, jubilarian, langlaufer, laundromat, laundryman, laureating, laureation, luminarias, majuscular, mandibular, marsupials, measurable, measurably, monaurally, naturalise, naturalism, naturalist, naturalize, naviculars, neuralgias, nonaccrual, nonnatural, oracularly, paramylums, parasexual, particular, portulacas, quadrangle, quadrantal, quadrivial, rainsquall, rauwolfias, rearousals, reevaluate, retinacula, revaluated, revaluates, salutarily, salutatory, saturnalia, spiracular, suprarenal, supravital, tablatures, tabulators, tarantulae, tarantulas, tarpaulins, tentacular, trabeculae, trabecular, trabeculas, transvalue, triangular, tularemias, ultrabasic, ultraclean, ultraheats, ultraheavy, ultrahuman, ultramafic, ultrarapid, ultrasharp, ultrasmall, ultrasmart, ultravacua, unarguable, unarguably, unbearable, unbearably, unfamiliar, unicameral, unilateral, unpastoral, unreadable, unsalaried, unwearable, upgradable, urticarial, vallecular, vernacular, vocabulary, vulgarians.
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