Lura as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Lura

What is the meaning of the name Lura ?

The baby name Lura is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LOO-rah (IPA: /ˈluːrə/).

Lura is Latin in Origin.

Lura is a feminine given name most often understood as a streamlined variant of Laura, ultimately from Latin laurus, "laurel," the tree that symbolized honor and victory in antiquity. The spelling likely arose in English-speaking communities through dialectal pronunciation or creative shortening, giving Lura the same core meaning of "laurel" and connotations of triumph.

In the United States, Lura appears frequently in 19th- and early 20th-century records and peaked around 1880-1910 before slipping into rarity; today it reads as a vintage choice with spare, lyrical charm. In Portuguese-speaking contexts, Lura also occurs as a hypocoristic of (Maria de) Lurdes/Lourdes, a link familiar through the Cape Verdean singer known as Lura. Related forms and variants include Laura, Laure (French), Lora, Lara, and Laurie/Laurey as diminutives; rarer spellings such as Lurah exist. Cognates and thematic cousins include Laurel and Lauren.