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Laurel is one of my favorites. Lauryl is awful.

I don't hate it, but the sound it general has old people connotations for me. I think Laurel looks better, though.

Like some other people, I think it looks like a chemical, distractingly so. I wouldn't think that of some other *ryl names, though, like Cheryl.

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I don't like how the y distances it from the plant association, because I think that's the best thing Laurel has going for it (I don't enjoy the sound that much).

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ETA: I looked it up, and sodium lauryl sulfate is in Tom's of Maine toothpaste, which is actually the brand I have right now...

This message was edited 5/25/2019, 5:49 PM

It looks like someone has mangled the speling to make it look more masculine. I applaud the attempt, but A) it looks chemical & B) it looks very 18th century, but not in a good way

I don't like Laura because I knew a horrible one and I'm over Lauren, and when I'm over Lauren, it drags Laurel along with it. I'm over it, so I don't much care how it's spelled. You can spell it Lauryl, Lorel, Loryl, Loril, Lauril, or Loryll, or Lloryll, I'm still over it.

Weird.

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The chemical thing didn't even occur to me, when I read the name.

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Like, not at all. :P

The chemical thing distracts me a little, but it wouldn't be enough ... and I don't mind the yl ending generally. What breaks it for me is, how Laurel itself (which I like alright) is already almost a song-syllable, so changing the e to the neutral y just makes it too shapeless for my taste. Might as well spell it Larl.

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This does make me wonder if Laureth could work as a name, though ... if Lauryl does, and Lilith - why not Laureth?

This message was edited 5/25/2019, 10:30 AM

I googled it and the first thing to come up was sodium lauryl ethylsulfite, or something like that, which is apparently a common ingredient in things like shampoo, soap and toothpaste.
That yl ending really does look chemically to me.
Laurel is okay but it doesn't roll off the tongue smoothly. It's like rural, a word I don't enjoy saying for the same exact reason.
Much prefer Laura or Lauren.

Oh dear. It looks just like a chemical. I can imagine lauryl hydroxide long before I can imagine Lauryl Robinson. No doubt her parents wanted Laurel to look more feminine, more human, more decorative ... but I wish they hadn't.

I like the name Laurel, it's a beautiful name, but not with a y. The y throws me off and instead of Laurel, it could be pronounced Laurie-elle instead of the typical Laurel pronunciation.

Laurel is nice. and Lauryl sounds the same. But the Y is unnecessary. It prompts me to say"Laur-ee-yel."

I actually like the spelling :)
Laurel is fine but a bit too sweet for me to actually love it, this spelling makes the name more fun.

Hi !!!!

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I like Laurel.
It is a nice, simple, familiar nature name.

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I can't see any need to change its spelling.

The y is completely unnecessary, Laurel is lovely on its own.

Oy with the Ys. :( Hope Lauryl doesn’t mind. Spelled this way it’s like a chemical surfactant.

I like Laurel but not a huge fan of this spelling. It seems chemical-y to me.

I like Laurel. Lauryl looks like a chemical ingredient or something.

I prefer the spelling Laurel, but I love the name.