As proper nouns the difference between laura and haley
is that
laura is {{given name|female|from=Latin}} while
Haley is {{surname|from=Old English}}, a common spelling variant of Hayley.
As a noun laura
is a number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior.
laura Alternative forms
* Lora (rare)
Proper noun
( en proper noun)
.
* ~1591 William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet : Act II, Scene IV:
- Now is he for the numbers that Petrarch flowed in; Laura to his lady was but a kitchen-wench; marry, she had a better love to be-rime her;
* 1960 Peter S. Beagle: A Fine And Private Place . Random House Publishing, 1982:The Fantasy Worlds of Peter Beagle. ISBN 0345300815 page 258:
- Laura was saying something. A mellifluous name, he thought. I wish she were far away, so I could call her.
Usage notes
* Also used as a feminine equivalent of Laurence.
Related terms
* Laurel, Lauren, Laurie, Loretta, Lori, Lorraine, Lauretta
Anagrams
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haley English
Proper noun
(s)
, a common spelling variant of Hayley.
, popular in the U.S. in the 1990s and the 2000s.
Any of several places in the U.S. and Canada named after persons with the surname.
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