Laurel may refer to:

Plants

* Lauraceae, the laurel family *

Laurel (plant) Laurel is part of the English common name of many trees and other plants, particularly those of the laurel family (''Lauraceae''). Most laurels are highly poisonous. Plants called "laurel" include:See article for additional common names. * Alexan ...

, including a list of trees and plants known as laurel

People

* Laurel (given name), people with the given name *

Laurel (surname) Laurel is a surname which may refer to: * Alicia Bay Laurel (born 1949), American artist, author and musician * Arsenio Laurel (1931–1967), Filipino race car driver, son of José P. Laurel * Brenda Laurel, an advocate for girl video game develop ...

, people with the surname *

Laurel (musician) Laurel Arnell-Cullen, better known as Laurel, is a British indie musician based in London. Laurel received critical acclaim for writing, recording and producing all her music in her bedroom studio in London. Career Laurel first caught interest ...

, British indie musician Laurel Arnell-Cullen (born 1994)

Places

United States

* Laurel, California, a ghost town *

Laurel, Oakland, California The Laurel District is a diverse residential and commercial neighborhood in Oakland, California. encompassing the blocks northeast of Interstate 580 between High Street and 35th Avenue. It lies at an elevation of 226 feet (69 m), and is border ...

, a neighborhood of Oakland *

Laurel, Delaware Laurel is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. The population was 3,708 at the time of the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census. Laurel is part of the Salisbury metropolitan area, Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistic ...

, a town *

Laurel, Florida Laurel is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sarasota County, Florida, Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The population was 8,171 at the 2010 census. Laurel is part of the North Port, Florida, North Port–Sarasota, Florida, Sarasota ...

, a census-designated place *

Laurel, Indiana Laurel is a town in Laurel Township, Franklin County, Indiana, United States. The population was 512 at the 2010 census. History Laurel was platted in 1836 by James Conwell, a native of Maryland. Conwell had first intended to name his settlement ...

, a town *

Laurel Township, Franklin County, Indiana Laurel Township is one of thirteen townships in Franklin County, Indiana Franklin County is a county on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Indiana. In the 2020 United States Census, the county population was 22,785. The county seat is t ...

* Laurel, Iowa, a city *

Laurel County, Kentucky Laurel County is a county located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 62,613. Its county seat is London. After a special election in January 2016 alcohol sales are permitted only ...

Laurel River The Laurel River is a tributary of the Cumberland River in southeast Kentucky in the United States. The river drains a rural region in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, in parts of Whitley and Laurel Counties. The town of Corbin is l ...

, Kentucky *

Laurel, Maryland Laurel is a city in Maryland, United States, located midway between Washington and Baltimore on the banks of the Patuxent River. While the city limits are entirely in northern Prince George's County, outlying developments extend into Anne Arunde ...

, a city *

Laurel, Mississippi Laurel is a city in and the second county seat of Jones County, Mississippi, Jones County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 17,161. It is located northeast of Ellisville, M ...

, a city * Laurel micropolitan area, Mississippi * Laurel, Montana, a city * Laurel, Nebraska, a city *

Laurel, New York Laurel is a census-designated place (CDP) roughly corresponding to the hamlet of Laurel in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is located mostly within the Town of Southold, with a small portion in the Town of Riverhead. The population w ...

, a census-designated place *

Laurel, North Carolina Laurel Mill, also known as just Laurel, is an unincorporated community in northeastern Franklin County, North Carolina, United States. It is located west of Centerville, at an elevation of 292 feet (89 m). The primary cross roads where the commu ...

, an unincorporated community *

Laurel, Ohio Laurel is an unincorporated community in Clermont County, in the U.S. state of Ohio Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United Sta ...

, an unincorporated community * Laurel Township, Hocking County, Ohio * Laurel, Oregon, an unincorporated community * Laurel Highlands, Pennsylvania *

Laurel Hill (Pennsylvania) Laurel Hill, also known as Laurel Ridge or Laurel Mountain, is a mountain in Pennsylvania's Allegheny Mountains. This ridge is flanked by Negro Mountain to its east and Chestnut Ridge to its west. The mountain is home to six state parks: Laur ...

* Laurel Lake (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania) * Laurel, Tennessee, an unincorporated settlement * Laurel, Virginia, a census-designated place * Laurel, Washington, an unincorporated community * Laurel, Barbour County, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *

Laurel Lake (Teton County, Wyoming) Laurel Lake is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming. Laurel Lake is WNW of Jenny Lake and is impounded by a terminal moraine but also lies directly along the Teton Fault The Teton fault is a normal fault located i ...

, in Grand Teton National Park *

Laurel Mountain (disambiguation) Laurel Mountain may refer to: *Laurel Mountain, in the Forbes State Forest of Pennsylvania ** Laurel Mountain, Pennsylvania, a borough near the Pennsylvania mountain ** Laurel Mountain Ski Resort, Pennsylvania ** Laurel Mountain State Park, Pennsyl ...

Canada

* Laurel, Edmonton, Alberta, a neighbourhood * Laurel, a hamlet in the township of

Amaranth, Ontario Amaranth is a township located in Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada, with a 2011 population of 3,963. It is named after the plant which grows abundantly within its borders. It is bordered by Mono to the east and East Luther to the west. The ha ...

* Laurel, a community in

Wentworth-Nord, Quebec Wentworth-Nord (French for North Wentworth) is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality. Its communities include Saint-Michel, Laurel, and Montfort. Its many lakes at ...

Elsewhere

Laurel, Batangas Laurel, officially the Municipality of Laurel ( tgl, Bayan ng Laurel), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 43,210 people. Laurel had been part of Talisay, i ...

, Philippines, a third-class municipality * 2865 Laurel, an asteroid

Ships

* , the name of several Royal Navy ships * ''Laurel''-class post ship, six ships used by the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars * , a Union Navy steamer * , a 1943 Cypriot ship scrapped in 1969

Other uses

Laurel (English coin) The Laurel was the third English gold coin with a value of twenty shillings or one pound produced during the reign of King James I. It was named after the laurel that the king is portrayed as wearing on his head, but it is considerably poorer in b ...

* The Laurel, a proposed skyscraper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US * Laurel station (disambiguation), stations of the name *

Dudley Spencer House The Dudley Spencer House, also called Laurel, is a Frank Lloyd Wright designed Usonian home in Wilmington, Delaware. Wright designed this home in 1956 and named it "Laurel". This house is of the hemicycle design, and is built of irregularly c ...

, also known as Laurel, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright * Laurel Films, a film production company *

Nissan Laurel The Nissan Laurel is a front-engine, rear-drive two- and four-door sedan manufactured and marketed by Nissan from 1969 to 2002. Introduced in 1968 as a new model positioned above the 1968 Datsun Bluebird 510, the Laurel offered the luxury of the ...

, a car *

Laurel Awards The Laurel Awards was an American cinema awards system established to honor films, actors, actresses, producers, directors, and composers. This award was created by the ''Motion Picture Exhibitor'' magazine, and ran from 1948 to 1971 (with the ...

Laurel High School (disambiguation) Laurel High School may refer to: *Laurel High School, in Los Alamitos, California#School, Los Alamitos, California *Laurel High School (Delaware) *Laurel High School (Maryland) *Laurel High School (Mississippi) *Laurel High School (Montana) *Laurel ...

* Laurel (LDS Church), the name for teenage members of the LDS Young Women's organization *"Laurel", a song by Goldfrapp from ''

Tales of Us ''Tales of Us'' is the sixth studio album by English electronic music duo Goldfrapp, released on 6 September 2013 by Mute Records. In June 2013, the duo embarked on the Tales of Us Tour to promote the album. Background and release Goldfrapp ...

'' *

Laurel and Yanny Yanny or Laurel is an auditory illusion which became popular in May 2018, in which a short audio recording of speech can be heard as one of two words. 53 percent of over 500,000 respondents to a Twitter poll reported hearing a man saying the wor ...

, an acoustic illusion that went viral on social media in 2018.