Laurel may refer to:

Plants

Lauraceae Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant family that includes the true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genera worldwide (Christenhusz & Byng 2016 ). They are dicotyledons, and occur m ...

, the laurel family * Laurel (plant), including a list of trees and plants known as laurel

People

Laurel (given name) Laurel is a unisex given name. The name is of English origin from the Latin ''Lauras'' with the meaning referring to the laurel tree. Various names related to Laurel are Laura, Lauren, Lori, and Lorraine. Another related name would be the Germanic M ...

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

Places

United States

Laurel, California Laurel is a ghost town in Santa Cruz County, California, United States, in the Santa Cruz Mountains. It is in a valley at an elevation of above sea level. History A toll road was built from Los Gatos Los Gatos (, ; ) is an incorporated ...

, a ghost town * Laurel, Oakland, California, 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 2010 census. Laurel is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. It once hosted the Laurel Blue Hens of the Ea ...

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

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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 ...

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Laurel Township, Franklin County, Indiana Laurel Township is one of thirteen townships in Franklin County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,634. History Laurel Township was established in 1845. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of ...

Laurel, Iowa Laurel is a city in Marshall County, Iowa, United States. The population was 220 at the time of the 2020 census. History Laurel was platted in 1880 by Conrad Weissenburger, and it was incorporated in 1902. The city was named after Laurel, Ohio, b ...

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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 ...

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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 Arun ...

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

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Laurel micropolitan area The Laurel Micropolitan Statistical Area is a micropolitan area, micropolitan statistical area (μSA) in southeastern Mississippi that covers two counties - Jasper County, Mississippi, Jasper and Jones County, Mississippi, Jones. The 2010 United S ...

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Laurel, Montana Laurel is a city in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States. It is the third largest community in the Billings Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is located in the Yellowstone Valley, as an east–west terminal division point of the Burlingto ...

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Laurel, Nebraska Laurel is a city in Cedar County, Nebraska located at the merger of Highway 20 and Highway 15 in the northeast corner of the state. Laurel sits roughly 40 miles east of Norfolk, Nebraska, west of Sioux City, Iowa, and south of Yankton, South ...

, a city * Laurel, New York, a census-designated place * Laurel, North Carolina, 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 ...

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Laurel Township, Hocking County, Ohio Laurel Township is one of the eleven townships of Hocking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,166. Geography Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Good Hope Township - ...

Laurel, Oregon Laurel is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States. Settled in 1872, the community is located between Hillsboro and Newberg, in the southern portion of the Tualatin Valley in the foothills of the Chehalem Mount ...

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Laurel Highlands The Laurel Highlands is a region in southwestern Pennsylvania made up of Fayette County, Somerset County and Westmoreland County. It has a population of about 600,000 people. The region is approximately fifty-five miles southeast of Pitts ...

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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: Lau ...

Laurel Lake (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania) Laurel Lake — also known as Laurel Forge Pond — is a water body with recreation area at Pine Grove Furnace State Park. It is located in the eastern part of Cooke Township, Cumberland County. History The lake was created for supplying a wate ...

Laurel, Tennessee Laurel is an unincorporated community, in Sevier County, Tennessee, on State Route 416 (Tennessee), north of U.S. Route 321 U.S. Route 321 (US 321) is a spur of U.S. Route 21. It runs for from Hardeeville, South Carolina to Lenoir ...

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Laurel, Virginia Laurel is a census-designated place (CDP) in western Henrico County, Virginia. The population was 16,713 at the 2010 United States Census. It is the county seat of Henrico County. It is the location of the Laurel Skate Park. The bowl was recentl ...

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Laurel, Washington Laurel is an unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most ...

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Laurel, Barbour County, West Virginia Laurel was an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geograph ...

, an unincorporated community * Laurel Lake (Teton County, Wyoming), in Grand Teton National Park * Laurel Mountain (disambiguation)

Canada

Laurel, Edmonton Laurel is a neighbourhood in southeast Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, c ...

, Alberta, a neighbourhood * Laurel, a hamlet in the township of Amaranth, Ontario * Laurel, a community in Wentworth-Nord, Quebec

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, a proposed skyscraper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US * Laurel station (disambiguation), stations of the name * Dudley Spencer House, 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 ...

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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 t ...

Laurel High School (disambiguation) Laurel High School may refer to: *Laurel High School, in Los Alamitos, California * Laurel High School (Delaware) *Laurel High School (Maryland) *Laurel High School (Mississippi) Laurel High School is a public school in Laurel, Mississippi, U ...

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

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Canada

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Ships

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See also