Details for the forename Laurel

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Laurel (female)


Variants:	Laurencia (F)
Pet Name(s):	Lauri (F) Laurie (F)
Pet Name for:	Laura (F)
Can be spelt:	Laurelle (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	English, derived from the shrub of that name in the mid 19^th century. Possibly also a pet name for Laura, a much earlier name derived from Latin "laurel".