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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 19th century.

Possibly also a pet name for Laura, a much earlier name derived from Latin "laurel".
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