# Laura

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /lɑːɹə/ · frequency rank #4,772

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Latin.

## Etymology
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.

## Easily confused with
- **Lua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laura-vs-lua)
- **lava** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laura-vs-lava)
- **lure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laura-vs-lure)
- **luna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laura-vs-luna)
- **Luca** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laura-vs-luca)
- **Luka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laura-vs-luka)
- **lurk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laura-vs-lurk)
- **lira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laura-vs-lira)
- **Lula** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laura-vs-lula)
- **lyra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laura-vs-lyra)
- **Lora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laura-vs-lora)
- **Layla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laura-vs-layla)
- **libra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laura-vs-libra)
- **Lycra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laura-vs-lycra)
- **Lauren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laura-vs-lauren)
- **Laurie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laura-vs-laurie)
- **laurel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laura-vs-laurel)
- **Lauryn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laura-vs-lauryn)
- **Lau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lau-vs-laura)
- **lar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lar-vs-laura)

## Common misspellings (6)
`alura`, `larua`, `lauar`, `laurra`, `llaura`, `luara`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/laura