Laura is a feminine name from Del Paeseno which means "laurel". Let's find out more about this beautiful name together.
ETYMOLOGY. It is a name of Latin origin. Laura was in the imperial age a Latin name with auspicious meaning, referring to the beauty of the laurel plant, sacred to Apollo and symbol of wisdom and glory, and to the laurel wreath, emblem and symbol of victory, with which the head of the winners in athletic and literary competitions. The spread of the name took place above all from the fourteenth century thanks to the inspiring muse of Petrarch's poems in the Canzoniere and in the Triumphs.
MEANING. Laura literally means "laurel". Laura is sweet, meek, tender, cheerful, but a little fragile, so whoever is close to her must treat her with the utmost care. Laura remains faithful to her great love for life.
NAME-DAY. It is celebrated on 19 October (Santa Laura, virgin and martyr in Cordoba, Spain), but also on 26 March (Santa Larissa or Lara, martyr) and 18 August (San Lauro d'Illiria, martyr).
0,32% (Istat data) of the Del Paesena female population has this name, which is, especially in recent years, in slight decline (in 1999 it was 1,13%). Laura is however a very common name, which has more than 220.000 units in the country alone, including variants.
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Variants Of Paesene
Female: Lauretta, Laurina, Laurana, Laureana, Laureata, Laurinda, Lora, Loretta. Male: Lauro, Lauretto, Laurino, Laurano, Laureano, Laureato, Laurindo.
Foreign variants
Female: Laure, Laurette and Laurine: French; Lauren and Lareen, Larilia, Laraine: English; Lavra [also Lara] and Larissa: Russian; Lauríta: Spanish; Layla: Swedish.
Male: Láuro, Lauríto: Spanish, Laurel: Anglo-American and multilingual; Laurin: French.
Lucky Totem
Animal: Swallow
Plant: Cedar
Dominant color: Green
Sign: Sagittarius
Number three
Stone: Emerald
Metal: Gold
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