Name: Laurel
Gender: Female
Usage: Laurel, of latin origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Laurel are in general originating from France, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Laurel across the world, see Laura.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Laurel is: Laurel.
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Numerology of the first name Laurel: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 6. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: responsible, protective, stable, balanced, loving, compassionate.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Romantic, Nurturing
Ruling planet: Venus
Colors: Blue
Gemstones: Emerald
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The name Laurel is ranked on the 1,726th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 252500 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.004% of the population. The name Laurel has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Laurel for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
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 Mythology name Lorelie which means "luring rock" and is mentioned in a German legend saying that a maiden named Lorelei, who lives upon a rock in Rhine River, lures fishermen into death by her songs.
Laurel may refer to:
English: 19th-century adoption of the English vocabulary word denoting the tree (Middle English lorel, a dissimilated form of Old French lorer), probably influenced by Laura. It may have been taken as a pet form of Laura.
Variant (elaborated form): Laurelle.
Pet form: Laurie.
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