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Lauria

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How to Pronounce Lauria

Pronounced LOR-ee-ah /ˈlɔr.i.ə/Medium

Meaning: Lauria extends Laura with an -ia ending; Laura comes from the Latin laurus, 'laurel tree', the plant used to crown victors and poets. Lauria is also a small town in Basilicata, Italy, and an Italian surname.Medium

In 30 seconds: Lauria stretches the classic Laura with an -ia ending, keeping its Latin laurel-tree meaning. It has stayed rare in the United States, peaking around 1968 (said LOR-ee-ah).

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Origin MediumLatin, Italian

MeaningLauria extends Laura with an -ia ending; Laura comes from the Latin laurus, 'laurel tree', the plant used to crown victors and poets. Lauria is also a small town in Basilicata, Italy, and an Italian surname.

U.S. rank (1992)#11147 ↗ Rising

1992 U.S. births7 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1968

Total births (all-time)≈ 327

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Lauria reads as an elaborated form of Laura, from the Latin laurus, 'laurel' - the tree whose leaves crowned Roman victors and, later, poets laureate. The name also happens to match an Italian town and surname, which may have nudged some families toward the spelling.

Lauria has stayed a quiet presence in United States records since the 1910s, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak around 1968, and it has never broken out of rarity. A girl named Lauria then would be in her late fifties today.

Did you know? Lauria shares its root with the word laureate - both trace to the Latin laurel wreath once placed on victors and poets.

Overall data confidence 58%

References - Lauria — Elaboration of Laura from Latin laurus 'laurel'; also an Italian place-surname

Variations

LauraLauriaLoriaLaurie

Nicknames

LoriRia

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Lauria mean?

It elaborates Laura, from the Latin laurus meaning 'laurel tree', the plant used to crown victors and poets.

How do you pronounce Lauria?

It's said LOR-ee-ah /ˈlɔr.i.ə/, three syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Lauria a boy or girl name?

Lauria is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Lauria?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only a small number of girls a year even at its peak in the late 1960s.