I don't like
Laura at all personally. It's still very blah to me.
Lauren as well.
Laurel on the other hand, I really like it! Of course, the fact that one of my favorite authors is named Laurell certainly doesn't hurt.
My sister's name is actually
Laurie, pronounce LAWR-ee rather than LOR-ee though.
My mother was a fan of Little Women and the names of the sisters were all taken by other family members at the time.
My Ranking:
LaurelLaurentineLaurettaLaurieLauraLauren