Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Girl name origins & meanings Latin : Laurel leaves; honor; fame; spirit Girl name variations Laura Laure Lora Lori Lorna Laurie Lorry Laurel Lauren Lauryn Lorin Laurin Laurien Loryn Laureen Lauranne Laurena Lauretta Laurette Lorina Lorene Lauriette Loretta Lorette Lorita Lorenza Family name origins & meanings Laotian : unexplained.Hmong : variant of Lo.Dutch : from a short form of Lorent, Dutch vernacular equivalent of Lawrence.