Laurel

== English == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɒɹəl === Noun === Laurel (plural Laurels) (Mormonism) Formerly, a participant aged sixteen or seventeen years old in the Young Women organization of the LDS Church. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === Laurel A female or male given name from English from the laurel plant. A surname from Spanish. A municipality of the Philippines; named for Miguel Laurel. A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta. A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Santa Cruz County, California. A neighborhood of Oakland, California. A town in Delaware; named for the laurel bushes growing in the area. A census-designated place in Florida. A town in Indiana; named for the city in Maryland. A city in Iowa; named for the community in Ohio. A city in Maryland. A city in and one of the two county seats of Jones County, Mississippi; named for the laurel thickets in the area. A city in Montana; named for the laurel bushes growing in the area. A city in Nebraska; named for early settler Laura Martin. A hamlet in New York. An unincorporated community in Ohio. An unincorporated community in Oregon; named for the trees growing in the area, thought to be laurels (later identified as madrones). An unincorporated community in Tennessee. A census-designated place in Virginia. An unincorporated community in Washington. An unincorporated community in West Virginia. A river flowing from Lake, Kentucky into the Cumberland at Corbin, Kentucky. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Laurel is the 14920th 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/ [l̪ɐʊ̯ˈɾ̪il̪] Hyphenation: La‧u‧rel === Proper noun === Laurel (Badlit spelling ᜎᜂᜇᜒᜎ᜔) a surname from Spanish [in turn transferred from the common noun], mostly found in Cebu a municipality of Batangas, Philippines == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lauˈɾel/ [lau̯ˈɾel] Rhymes: -el Syllabification: Lau‧rel === Proper noun === Laurel m or f by sense a surname == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed 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 === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /lawˈɾel/ [laʊ̯ˈɾɛl] Rhymes: -el Syllabification: Lau‧rel === Proper noun === Laurél (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ᜔) a surname from Spanish [in turn transferred from the common noun], common in Metro Manila, Batangas, Laguna and Quezon Laurel (a municipality of Batangas, Philippines) a barangay of Tanauan, Batangas, Philippines a barangay of San Pascual, Batangas, Philippines a barangay of Taysan, Batangas, Philippines ==== Related terms ====