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Laurette

Laurette proper noun: a female given name, variant of Lauretta.

Proper noun

Laurette

  1. A female given name, variant of Lauretta.
    • ON a Sunday in January of 1939, Mr. Atkinson was remarking in a first paragraph here that for all practical purposes time had stood still since Laurette Taylor last had been on Broadway.1945 April 8, Lewis Nichols, “‘Glass Menagerie’: Laurette Taylor’s Great Performance in Mr. Williams’ New Play”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
    • At St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church in Wilmette, Ill., yesterday Laurette Irene Angsten, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Angsten of Winnetka, Ill., was married to Ralph Wade Kittle Jr., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kittle of Keswick, Va. The Rev. Edward Harnett performed the ceremony.1987 May 31, “Laurette Angsten Wed To Kit Kittle, an Author”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

Questions about Laurette

What does Laurette mean?
Laurette means a female given name, variant of Lauretta.
What part of speech is Laurette?
Laurette is a proper noun.

Words near Laurette in the dictionary

  1. laureth
  2. Lauretsen
  3. Lauretson
  4. Laurett
  5. Lauretta
  6. Laurette
  7. Laurey
  8. Lauri
  9. Lauria
  10. Laurianne
  11. Laurias

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