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So...this is my name! As a kid, I didn't really like my name. I thought it sounded old and too girly (since I was a tomboy) and there weren't really any cool nicknames for it (though my sister calls me "Laur" all the time). But, as I got older, I learned to like it. And it made me love the Little House on the Prairie books because Laura was the main character. I also liked that it wasn't a super common name growing up too. And I like the meaning of "Victory" from laurel leaves.

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I do get called Lauren A LOT, like at least once a week. And I am also called Nora and Laurel frequently. I also get the nickname Laurasaurus, which I love. And some kids call me Laura the Explorer, or just Dora (I work with kids), which I find sweet/funny.

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It's funny you wrote the combo Emily Laura cause my sister's name is Emily. I heard "Emily and Laura" all the time as a kid, so it feels weird to have the names together, but the combination sound nice.

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My name is Laura Kimberly and I really do love the flow of those two names together (apparently Kimberly was my Dad's middle name and it got passed down to me).

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I like Laura Katherine and Emma Laura on your list, but what if you did:
Laura Kathleen
Laura Emmeline
Laura Emilia or Emilia Laura or Amelia Laura or Laura Amelia
Laura Evelyn

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(I guess I'm just going for more alliteration by finding similar names to your choices that have L sounds.

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I also really like Emily Laurel together. Just sounds nice to me with the extra L at the end. Laurel Evelyn sounds nice to me too. But maybe not everyone get as excited as I do about alliteration, lol.

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I LOVE the name Laurel. I think it's pretty but less feminine than Laura, and I love the nature connection too. For a while, I wished my parents had picked this name instead. Apparently, Laura was the only name my parents could agree on, lol.

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Anyway, I like my name. Solid, classic and feminine. It's done me well so far. Hope it helps to hear from a Laura! :-)