Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 16:51     Subject: Laura
Lah rah
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 16:49     Subject: Re:Laura
Either way.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 16:47     Subject: Laura
My sister is a Laura. We all say her name "Lore-uh"
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 16:45     Subject: Laura
That sound varies regionally. In some places it’s distinct from Lara, in others not.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 16:25     Subject: Laura
Also it's not as heavily pronounced as LAW ra- it's softer. It's also fairly common, except in the tristate, to pronounce it saying the lau with the au as aw. If the name is Lora, spell it that way.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 16:21     Subject: Laura
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It's my sister's name and pronounced Law-ra like Lauren


Huh. To me Lauren is LOR-en, not LAW-ren. Knew lots of them growing up and that's how they all pronounced it.


I think it must be regional. My mother is British and we grew up in the south.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 14:59     Subject: Re:Laura
Anonymous wrote:This is not going to make any sense, but somewhere in between.

I feel like "LAH-ra" is a different name -- Lara.

And "LORE-ah" is a little harsh. So I think I say it a little softer, with a little "ah" sound.

I do love this name.

I have a Lara (Lah-ra) and except for East Europeans everyone says either Lore-ah or Law-rah.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 14:43     Subject: Laura
Anonymous wrote:It's my sister's name and pronounced Law-ra like Lauren


Huh. To me Lauren is LOR-en, not LAW-ren. Knew lots of them growing up and that's how they all pronounced it.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 11:04     Subject: Laura
Lar (like Larlo)- uh (like up)
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 11:00     Subject: Laura
It's my sister's name and pronounced Law-ra like Lauren
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 10:58     Subject: Laura
Americans would pronounce this Lore-a. the other way if you're not american
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 10:58     Subject: Re:Laura
This is not going to make any sense, but somewhere in between.

I feel like "LAH-ra" is a different name -- Lara.

And "LORE-ah" is a little harsh. So I think I say it a little softer, with a little "ah" sound.

I do love this name.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 10:55     Subject: Laura
Lore-a

I would pronounce Lara Law-ra
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 10:54     Subject: Re:Laura
Lore-a. I am an early GenX and went to school with many Lauras. They all pronounce their name Lore-a. Actually, many of them went by Lori but you get the idea.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 10:51     Subject: Laura
How do you pronounce this name?

LORE-a or LAW-ra?