There are no exact equivalents for Western names in Russian, so people traditionally use their 'real' names, which are sometimes slightly adjusted to Russian pronounciation (names with "w", for example, since there is no "w" sound in Russian).Originally Posted by Lauratuli
The common spelling for your name is Лаура (lah-oo-rah),
but if you pronounce it as Loh-rah it will be Лора.
The Russian name that is somewhat close to yours is Larisa and short forms from it (Lara, Lora, etc.).