Laurel - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Laurel \la(u)-rel\ is pronounced LAWR-el. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "the bay, or laurel plant". Nature name related to Laura.

Laurel has 8 variant forms: Laural, Lauralle, Laurell, Laurelle, Lauriel, Loralle, Lorel and Lorelle.

For more information, see also the related name Bay.

Baby names that sound like Laurel are Laurella, Laurelie and Laurelei.

Laurel is a very popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Laurel. Click here to compare Laurel with related baby names.