Name · Sound · Chart fit
Laura
Numerology, Saju and astrology notes for the name Laura
- Syllables
- 2
- U.S. rank
- #456
- Given to
- Mostly girls
Laura ranks number 456 among U.S. names since 2000, with 40,603 recorded births behind it.
How Laura sounds
The two beats of Laura give it a natural, conversational flow. Laura ends on an open vowel, which leaves the sound soft and open at the close. For the ear, Laura is soft, round and flowing, which the scheme counts as a water sound. Recent U.S. birth records show Laura used less often than before, so it stands out a little today. U.S. birth records list Laura overwhelmingly for girls.
The Saju view
The first sound of Laura is made with the tip of the tongue, and the sound-element system used here counts that as fire. Laura is a fire name in the sound-element table, which is why it ranks near the top for charts that lack fire. Because fire feeds earth in the cycle of generation, Laura can also help a chart that is short on earth, though less directly. If fire is already strong in a chart, Laura ranks lower there, because it piles on more of the same element.
Fire soundOpens on fire
The astrology view
In astrology a water-sounding name like Laura is a close match for Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces, and a supportive one for Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn. Laura is a less natural fit for fire and air signs, whose elements differ from its water sound.
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Numerology, for reference
Laura adds up to an Expression number of 8 in Pythagorean numerology, the number of ambition and achievement. Numerologists link the number 8 with ambition: achievement, authority and a head for practical results. Counting only the vowels, Laura comes to 5, the number numerologists connect with freedom and variety. In numerology the number 5 stands for change, which is tied to curiosity, travel and a need for freedom and variety. Laura has a Personality number of 3, which numerology ties to the first impression: sociable and expressive. In numerology the number 3 stands for expression, which is tied to creativity, humor and an easy way with words.
Names that share its fire sound
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