laura

¹

[lahv-rah, lah-vruh]

noun

Greek Orthodox Church.

1. a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.

Laura

²

[lawr-uh]

noun

1. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “laurel.”

Word History and Origins

Origin of laura¹

1720–30; < Medieval Greek laúra ( Greek: lane, passage)

Example Sentences

Left-arm spinner Linsey Smith was the pick of the bowlers with 3-7, claiming the prized wickets of Laura Wolvaardt, in-form opener Tazmin Brits and Marizanne Kapp.

From BBC

Laura Flamion, an administrator at DuPage County Animal Services, on the outskirts of Chicago, said the dog was found on Sept. 28 and was turned in to the Itasca Police Department as a lost pet.

From Los Angeles Times

Atherton is the third high-profile former Conservative to join the part in Wales, after former Brexit minister David Jones and Conservative Member of the Senedd Laura Anne Jones.

From BBC

And the far-right influencer and de facto White House advisor Laura Loomer wasn’t making a really interesting point about the global refugee crisis when, in response to a news report about 2,000 human beings perishing in the Mediterranean Sea, she wrote: “Good” — with a hand-clapping emoji — “Here’s to 2,000 more.”

From Salon

To the contrary, Fox News host Laura Ingraham recently praised an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official who was caught on tape throwing a Democratic congressional candidate to the ground during a protest in a suburb of Chicago.

From Salon