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Laura vs Brock - What's the difference?

laura | brock |

As proper nouns the difference between laura and brock

is that laura is {{given name|female|from=Latin}} while Brock is {{surname|A=An|English and Scottish|from=Middle English}}, a variant of Brook, or originally a nickname for someone thought to resemble a badger ( Middle English broc(k)).

As nouns the difference between laura and brock

is that laura is a number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior while brock is a male badger.

As a verb brock is

to taunt.

laura

English

(wikipedia 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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    brock

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • , a variant of Brook, or originally a nickname for someone thought to resemble a badger ( Middle English broc(k) ).
  • transferred from the surname.
  • * 1949 , Mary Wakefield , Dundurn Press (2009), ISBN 1550028774, page 132:
    • "I suppose you," she said, "were named for General Clive." "I was. And my father was named for General Brock'." "General '''Brock'''?" she asked, mystified. "General Isaac ' Brock , you know. The Battle of Queenston Heights, where we defeated the Americans." Her puzzled expression showed that she had not heard of the occasion. Young Busby was shocked.