Laura_Anne
Hey. When I look up my name on various sites, they all say that it's 'Latin.' However, when I look up on Ancestry, it says that 'Laura' is Italian, Spanish, English. I'm a little confused. Is Laura really an English or Italian name? I mean, Latin was the official language the Romans used like hundreds of years ago, which nowadays is Italian. But then again, I'm not really sure. Can anyone clarify this? Thanks.
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The origin of the name is Latin. It's a feminized form of Laurus which means 'laurel'. Like many other given names, Laura has spread to a number of other languages.
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Thanks :)
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