Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The name Laurel is widely used in English, once being a moderately common name typically for girls; also as Laurie. Following are other uses of Laurel: Many trees and shrubs are called Laurel, the original being Laurus nobilis, the True or Bay laurel that is the source of bay leaves used as a seasoning; see Bay laurel (Family Lauraceae). The laurel, 'Crown of Caesar' is Ruscus hypoglossum (Family Liliaceae); the laurel wreaths used as trophies in Greek athletic contests were from the Bay laurel. The Laurel (shrub) in horticulture is usually Prunus laurocerasus (Family Rosaceae). Laurel is the name of a number of towns within the United States of America: Laurel, Delaware Laurel, Florida Laurel, Indiana Laurel, Iowa Laurel, Maryland Laurel, Mississippi Laurel, Montana Laurel, Nebraska Laurel Springs, New Jersey Mount Laurel, New Jersey Stan Laurel is one half of the comic duo of Laurel and Hardy This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that points to pages that would have the same name. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.