Laurel - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Laurel \

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 common first name for women (#550 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#14568 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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