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It’s pronounced LA-oora in my native language though I prefer the English pronunciation. It’s pretty but feels a bit boring and overused.

One of my favorites. Better than all the other names on your list except Lyra, which it ties with. Carrie comes in second and Susan third and the rest are far below.

Law rah

Rhymes with "flora." It's okay, but not a favorite.

Laura Marx and Laura Bush, it’s meaning is auspicious and the sound is quite lovely. I say it as LAWR-ah. As far as the Laurel family in best to worst

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1. Lorena
2. Laura
3. Laurie
4. Lorraine
5. Lauren
6. Larunda (I never even heard of this)

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As for the rest

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1. Lyra
2. Larisa
3. Cora
4. Cara
5. Tamara
6. Lora
7. Paula
8. Susan
9. Carrie
10. Linda

I would love to be able to use Laura for a real-life daughter. Because Beatrice is a family name that I was always going to use, I wrote Laura off: the two together are too much early Italiam Renaissance poetry. I see Laura shining with a warm, gentle glow, and I'd rank it first among all the names you suggest, by a very long shot indeed. I don't mind Linda - it must have been pretty once - but the rest aren't my scene at all.

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Difficult to say how I pronounce it: the standard British English way, I suppose. The au in Laura is like the o in more. In the US I suppose the au would be more like an ah.

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I also like Laura for not being Lauren.

I think that it’s a beautiful name! I’ve always liked it, and pronounced it “Lorr-uh”. Though, I’ll rank Laura among the other names you listed. Laurie is my favorite, and I’d consider it for a child. Other than that, I really love the name Lorinda, which isn’t listed here.

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Laurie
Lora
Paula
Larisa
Susan
Cora
Laura
Linda
Lorraine
Carrie
Cara
Tamara
Lauren
Lorena
Laurel
Lyra
Larunda

It bores me, although there's nothing wrong with it. It's broad and yellow and reminds me of a golden retriever. In English I'd say LAWR-ə, but in my mother tongue it's LOW-ra (rolled R), which I prefer - less dated, more pastoral. It's a bucolic story that every Polish child will have read about a shepherdess, Laura, and her lover, Filon.

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Ranked:

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Cora
Laurel
Lyra
Laura
Laurie
Lorena
Lorraine
Susanna
Lauren
Linda
Carla
Tamara
Larissa
Paula
Carrie
Lora
Larunda

Ranking them...
1. Laura, Lorena, Larisa, Cora
2. Lora, Lyra, Laurel, Linda, Cara
3. Laurie, Lauren, Paula, Tamara
4. Lorraine, Susan, Carrie, Larunda

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I like the 1st three tiers all about the same amount, though.

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+ this list (mostly Linda, Laurel, Lauren, Lyra) reminds me I've been liking Linden recently.

This message was edited 2/20/2023, 8:10 PM

Love this name. Always been near the top of my list, and definitely at the top of the others listed, though there's nothing wrong with any listed.

I love Laura, but I have to say, every Laura I've met has been REAL WEIRD. Like borderline socially unfunctional weird. Smart and bookish but ... some STUFF going on in those craniums.

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I vascillate between Lah-ra and lore-a, I tend to like the lighter version better.

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I like it in that old school way - Petrarch's lover kind of way. It's very pretty. It's a shocking middle name. Here's my favorite combo: Ingrid Laura. ~~~Swoon~~~

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I like it better than all those names. Well, I do like Lyra. But that's more of an RPG character kind of name.

Wow, I've just read about Laura Cereta* and I'm thinking about an Italian pronunciation, which seems so appealing right now.

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And, yes, I used to find it really boring too, I preferred Laurel by a mile.
I think I still prefer 1️⃣ Lyra, 2️⃣ Lorraine and 3️⃣ Cora to Laura... So, I'd put Laura on 4th or 5th place

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*one of the most notable humanist and feminist writers of fifteenth-century Italy. ©

Love it,. I like Susan, Suzanne, Tamara, Laurel, Linda, Cora, Cara