Laura?

PSlove · October 2011

What are your thoughts on Laura? My DH randomly brought it up last night(we have a 5 month old and are not TTC). Is it dated or classic? I can't decide.

AlleyCatNH · October 2011

I think of Laura Ingalls Wilder... and she was one of my favorite authors as a kid so it is a good association! I don't think it's dated, it's timeless and cute.

MamaMandaW · October 2011

I also agree its timeless - i love Lauren a little more tho..

Shawnsgirl2320 · October 2011

It's an amazing name...Mine! haha

I love my name, but I had other Laura's in my grade and we were all Laura W's!!

I also hated being called (Lara), I was a (Lora)!

HannahO28 · October 2011

I really like Laura. I think it's a classic.

bananers · October 2011

I think it's a classic, though one you don't hear everyday. I had a coworker with a young daughter named Laura, and I thought it sounded very refreshing. Not like the trendy or you-neek names you hear so much nowadays.

brooklynesque · October 2011

Love it. I wish people used it more often!

katieh1017 · October 2011

MamaMandaW:
I also agree its timeless - i love Lauren a little more tho..

This. I love the name Lauren. It happens to by my favorite cousins name too

manda326 · October 2011

I think its beautiful

I don't think its dated at all.

brookelynpaisley · October 2011

I think it's classic. A little plain, but definitely timeless.

Smootchy · October 2011

I like laura. agree that I might like lauren just a bit more...

MrsWiggles · October 2011

Shawnsgirl2320:
It's an amazing name...Mine! haha
I love my name, but I had other Laura's in my grade and we were all Laura W's!!
I also hated being called (Lara), I was a (Lora)!

Growing up I was the only Laura. There were Laurens and Lauries but no other Lauras. But now I guess I'd be a Laura W. because I work with 2 others but we use last names anyway.

PhilsWife07 · October 2011

Classic! I love it. As a Lauren, I always wanted to be Laura instead.

PhilsWife07 · October 2011

Shawnsgirl2320:
It's an amazing name...Mine! haha
I love my name, but I had other Laura's in my grade and we were all Laura W's!!
I also hated being called (Lara), I was a (Lora)!

Funny! My name is Lauren and I hate being called "Lor-en." I prefer "Lar-en." I'm from PA and my family there calls me "Lar-en." Now I live in VA and everyone calls me "Lor-en." Must be a regional thing!

mommaRN77 · October 2011

I think it's a nice, classic name. That being said, I much prefer Lauren.

alohamora · October 2011

Very nice name. I like it and Lauren.

Daisy41459 · October 2011

I like it a lot. I think it's a beautiful, timeless name.

MrsRabb · October 2011

Timeless, soft and girly!

schnappycat · October 2011

Love it! It's my name, too, and I was named after my grandmother who was born in the early 1900s, so I definitely think it's timeless.

MrsWiggles · October 2011

Opps, I lied. There was another Laura and a Lora that were a little older than me in elementary school. Coincidentally the one that spells it the same as me recently became my new step-sister so my mom and her dad are calling us by our first & middle names. My family called me First-Middle a lot even though there wasn't another around at the time.

But I digress, it's a good name.

karen_loy · October 2011

is ok, not dated but a little boring IMO

lkwelter · October 2011

I love it, probably because it's my name Smile

I've always liked my name and I don't see it as being outdated, but it definitely isn't be used very much anymore. Bring back the name!!

dairygirl19 · October 2011

I love it and don't think it's dated at all. There's old ladies with that name and girls our age as well.

I think it's classic without the popularity of Lauren. Normal and spelled right but not super common.

LBF DPT · October 2011

I don't run into too many Laura's. I am the only one I knew of growing up. I get the first and middle name alot (Laura Beth) from my family, it is what it is. FYI, it is hard to pronounce for kids. My patients often cant say my name and I had a hard time with it myself when I was little.