Laurel

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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary

noun Lau"rel

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1. [Bot] An evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus Laurus nobilis), having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils; -- called also sweet bay.
2. A crown of laurel; hence, honor; distinction; fame; -- especially in the plural; as, to win laurels .
3. An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because the king's head on it was crowned with laurel.

Note: The fruit is a purple berry. It is found about the Mediterranean, and was early used by the ancient Greeks to crown the victor in the games of Apollo. At a later period, academic honors were indicated by a crown of laurel, with the fruit. The leaves and tree yield an aromatic oil, used to flavor the bay water of commerce.

Note: ☞ The name is extended to other plants which in some respect resemble the true laurel. See Phrases, below.

Etymology: OE. lorel laurer lorer, OF. lorier laurier, F. laurier, (assumed) LL. Laurarius, fr. L. laurus

Other Dictionary Sources

1. (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory
   Synonyms: bay wreath and laurel wreath
2. United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965)
   Synonyms: arthur stanley jefferson laurel and stan laurel
3. Any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family

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1. A female given name from the plant laurel.
2. A town in Delaware
3. A census-designated place in Florida
4. A town in Indiana
5. A city in Iowa
6. A city in Maryland
7. A city in Mississippi
8. A city in Montana
9. A city in Nebraska
10. A census-designated place in New York
11. A census-designated place in Virginia
12. (Mormonism) A 16- to 17-year-old participant in the Young Women organization of the LDS Church.

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Fun Facts about the name Laurel

• How Popular is the name Laurel? Laurel is the 1,061^st most popular name of all time. As a last name Laurel was the 14,920^th most popular name in 2010.
• How many people with the first name Laurel have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 45,634 babies born with the first name Laurel in the United States. That's more than enough people named Laurel to occupy the territory of Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 44,493 (as of July 1, 2012).
• What year were 5 or more babies first named Laurel? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1883 when it was given as a first name to 12 new born babies.
• When was Laurel first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Laurel is Sunday, November 12th, 1865.
• What year had the most people named Laurel born? The highest recorded use of the first name Laurel was in 1956 with a total of 1,182 babies. That's a lot of babies named Laurel!
• Random Laurel Factoid: According to the 1954 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Laurel ranks 83^rd in popularity as a baby girl's name in North Dakota. Imagine that, 21 babies in North Dakota have the same name as you in 1954.
• Weird things about the name Laurel: Your name in reverse order is Lerual. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Lurela. How do you pronounce that?
• How many people have the last name Laurel? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 1,984 people with the last name Laurel.
• How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Laurel? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Laurel as their last name since less than 1 person in 149k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!

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