Laurel

See also: laurel

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒɹəl

Noun

Laurel (plural Laurels)

1. (Mormonism) Formerly a 16- to 17-year-old participant in the Young Women organization of the LDS Church.

Related terms

• Beehive
• Mia Maid

Translations

16–17-year-old participant in the Young Women organization of the LDS Church

• Spanish: laurel (es) f

Proper noun

Laurel

1. A female or male given name from English from the laurel plant.
   • 1972, Eudora Welty, The Optimist's Daughter, Random House, →ISBN, page 27:

     "What on earth made Becky give you a name like that?" she'd asked Laurel, on that first occasion.
     "It's the state flower of West Virginia," Laurel told her, smiling. "Where my mother came from."

2. A surname from Spanish.
3. A municipality of the Philippines; named for Miguel Laurel.
4. A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
5. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A ghost town in Santa Cruz County, California.
   2. A neighborhood of Oakland, California.
   3. A town in Delaware; named for the laurel bushes growing in the area.
   4. A census-designated place in Florida.
   5. A town in Indiana; named for the city in Maryland.
   6. A city in Iowa; named for the community in Ohio.
   7. A city in Maryland.
   8. A city in and one of the two county seats of Jones County, Mississippi; named for the laurel thickets in the area.
   9. A city in Montana; named for the laurel bushes growing in the area.
   10. A city in Nebraska; named for early settler Laura Martin.
   11. A hamlet in New York.
   12. An unincorporated community in Ohio.
   13. An unincorporated community in Oregon; named for the trees growing in the area, thought to be laurels (later identified as madrones).
   14. An unincorporated community in Tennessee.
   15. A census-designated place in Virginia.
   16. An unincorporated community in Washington.
   17. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
   18. A river flowing from Lake, Kentucky into the Cumberland at Corbin, Kentucky.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Laurel is the 14920^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1984 individuals. Laurel is most common among Hispanic/Latino (49.60%), White (22.53%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (16.18%) individuals.

Anagrams

• allure

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Laurel, from laurel. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos . Doublet of laurel.

The municipality in Batangas is named after Jose P. Laurel, 3rd President of the Philippines.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lawˈɾel/, [l̪aʊ̯ˈɾ̪il̪]
• Hyphenation: La‧u‧rel

Proper noun

Laurel (Badlit spelling ᜎᜂᜇᜒᜎ᜔)

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn transferred from the common noun], mostly found in Cebu
2. A municipality of Batangas, Philippines

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lauˈɾel/ [lau̯ˈɾel]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: Lau‧rel

Proper noun

Laurel m or f by sense

1. a surname

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish Laurel, from laurel. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

The municipality in Batangas is named after Jose P. Laurel, 3rd President of the Philippines.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lawˈɾel/, [laʊ̯ˈɾɛl]
• Hyphenation: La‧u‧rel

Proper noun

Laurél (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ᜔)

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn transferred from the common noun], common in Metro Manila, Batangas, Laguna and Quezon
2. Laurel (a municipality of Batangas, Philippines)
3. A barangay of Tanauan, Batangas, Philippines
4. A barangay of San Pascual, Batangas, Philippines
5. A barangay of Taysan, Batangas, Philippines

Related terms

• lawrel