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What does Laurel mean?
Laurel 
as a girls' name is pronounced LAWR-el. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Laurel is "the bay, or laurel plant". Nature name related to Laura.
ASSOCIATED WITH nature
Variations
VARIANTS Laural, Lauralle, Laurell, Laurelle, Lauriel, Loralle, Lorel, Lorelle
SEE ALSO Bay
RELATIONS VIA LAURA Larea, Lari, Lauralee, Laurana, Laure, Laureen▼, Laurella, Lauren▼, Laurena, Laurence, Laurene, Lauretha, Lauretta▼, Laurette, Lauri▼, Laurice, Laurie▼, Laurina, Laurine, Laurita, Laurnea, Lavra, Lawra, Loree, Loren▼, Lorey
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Laurel Bree (L.B.), ..
How popular is Laurel?
Laurel is a very popular first name for females (#550 out of 4276, Top 13%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#15217 out of 150436, Top 10%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Laurel reached its highest position of #283 in the U.S. during 1950-1959, and is at #623 currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Lauren (#171 FROM RECENT DATA), Laura (#340), Loren (#1932), Laureen, Laure, Laurena, Laurence, Lauralee, Lauretta, Laurette, Lauri, Laurice, Laurie, Laurine, Loree and Laurene are the prominent variation forms of Laurel (#623) appearing in the Top 2000. These forms of Laurel reached the height of their popularity in the 1980s (USAGE OF 1.72%) and have become significantly less common since (USAGE 0.19%, ▼89%), with forms such as Lauren becoming somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Laurel is alike in pronunciation to Loriel. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Andrel, Aurel, Auriel, Averel, Carel, Cariel, Carmel▼, Dael, Darcel, Darel, Darrel, Gabriel▼, Gael, Jael▲, Janiel, Jannel, Jayel, Karel, Katriel, Lacee, Lael, Laicey, Laidey, Laiken, Laine, Lainey▲, Laisey, Laken, Laleh, Lanae, Lane, Laney, Lanie, Larae, Laray, Laree, Laren, Larena, Larra, Larren, Laryn, Lauda, Laurelei, Laurelie, Laurenca, Laurenne, Laurin, Lauryn▼, Layne, Leisel, Liesel, Lisel, Loire, Lorree, Lorren, Luce, Luned, Lunet, Lupe▼, Lurdes, Lyndel, Maidel, Mariel▼, Maure, Maybel, Merel, Muriel▼, Orel, Rahel, Raquel▼, Rayzel, Sharel, Sorel and Sorrel. These names tend to be less frequently used than Laurel.
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