Laurel may refer to:

Plants

Lauraceae Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant Family (biology), family that includes the bay laurel, true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genus (biology), genera worldwide. They are dicotyled ...

, the laurel family *

Laurel (plant) Laurel is part of the English common name of many trees and other plants with glossy evergreen leaves, most of which are not closely related to each other. Plants called "laurel" include:See article for additional common names. * Alexandrian laur ...

, including a list of trees and plants known as laurel

People

* Laurel (given name), people with the given name *

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 (born 1950), an advocate for girl vid ...

, people with the surname * Laurel (musician), British indie musician Laurel Arnell-Cullen (born 1994)

Places

United States

* Laurel, California, a ghost town * Laurel, Oakland, California, a neighborhood of Oakland * Laurel, Delaware, a town * Laurel, Florida, a census-designated place * Laurel, Indiana, a town * Laurel Township, Franklin County, Indiana * Laurel, Iowa, a city * Laurel County, Kentucky *

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 i ...

, Kentucky *

Laurel, Maryland Laurel is a city in Maryland, United States, located midway between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore on the banks of the Patuxent River, in northern Prince George's County. Its population was 30,060 at the 2020 census. Founded as a mill town i ...

, a city *

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. Laurel is northeast of Ellisville, the first county seat, which contains the first county ...

, a city * Laurel micropolitan area, Mississippi * Laurel, Montana, a city * Laurel, Nebraska, a city * Laurel, New York, a census-designated place * Laurel, North Carolina, an unincorporated community * Laurel, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Laurel Township, Hocking County, Ohio * Laurel, Oregon, an unincorporated community * Laurel Highlands, Pennsylvania * Laurel Hill (Pennsylvania) * Laurel Lake (Cumberland County, Pennsylvania) * Laurel, Tennessee, an unincorporated settlement * Laurel, Virginia, a census-designated place * Laurel, Washington, an unincorporated community * Laurel, Barbour County, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Laurel Lake (Teton County, Wyoming), in Grand Teton National Park * Laurel Mountain (disambiguation)

Canada

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

Elsewhere

* Laurel, Batangas, 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 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, a car *

Laurel Awards The Laurel Awards were American cinema awards that honored films, actors, actresses, producers, directors, and composers. This award was created by the ''Motion Picture Exhibitor'' magazine, and ran from 1948 to 1971 (with the exception of 196 ...

* Laurel High School (disambiguation) * 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.