Laud Explained

Laud may refer to:

• Extraordinary praise
• Laúd, a 12-string lute from Spain, played also in diaspora countries such as Cuba and the Philippines and featured in rondalla music
• Laud, Indiana, an unincorporated community in Whitley County

People with the surname Laud

• William Laud (1573–1645), Archbishop of Canterbury
• Derek Laud (born 1964), British political lobbyist

People with the given name Laud

• Laud of Coutances (6th century), bishop of Coutances
• Laud Humphreys (1930–1988), American sociologist and author

See also

• Lauds, a divine office in the Roman Catholic Church