Laurel
[ˈlɔːrəl]Meaning
from the laurel tree, from Latin laurus
Background Story
Laurel comes from the name of the laurel tree, which derives from the Latin laurus. The name is used in Ancient Roman and in Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian and Icelandic.
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