1º_ Name of a woman that has a masculine version, but that in Spanish is no longer used. Surely it comes from the Latin laurus, which not only names the laurel plant, but also its magical or medicinal attributes and above all honor and triumph, for the Greco-Roman custom of honoring poets, warriors and victorious sportsmen with a laurea ("laurel wreath") on its head. 2º_ It is the name of several geographical places, in Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, Cuba, USA, Peru, Russia, Uruguay, . . . 3º_ Cenobio , community of monks . They were originally grouped in caves or hermits, which could explain their Greek origin in 955; 945; 965; 961; 945; ( Laura "passage, corridor" ), perhaps influenced by 955; 945; 959; 962; ( laos "of rock or stone" ) . 4º_ The asteroid ( 467 ) Laura was probably named by its discoverer Maximilian Franz Wolf as a tribute to the character Laura Adorno from the opera La Gioconda ( Amilcare Ponchielli and Arrigo Boito , 1876 ) .
