Lorraine (given name)
Lorraine is a feminine given name, which is simply from the name of the region of Lorraine in France and the dish quiche Lorraine. It has been used in the English-speaking world (especially the United States and Canada) since the Franco-Prussian War, during which events brought Lorraine, France to the North American public imagination. It is a Danish, English, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish modern form of the Germanic Chlothar (which is a blended form of Hlūdaz and Harjaz).[2]
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | from Medieval Latin Lotharingia, "Lothar's realm"[1] |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Loraine, Lorayne |
| Nickname(s) | Lori/Lorri(e), Raine(y), Reina |
| Related names | Laura, Laurène, Lareine, Lauren, Laraine, Lorena |
People
- Lorraine Bracco, American actress
- Lorraine Broderick, American television soap opera writer
- Lorraine Chase, English actress and model
- Lorraine Cole (born 1967), English badminton player and Coach
- Lorraine Collett, American model
- Lorraine Ellison, American soul singer
- Lorraine Fenton, Jamaican athlete
- Lorraine Hansberry, American playwright
- Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, American mezzo-soprano
- Lorraine Kelly (born 1959), Scottish broadcaster
- Lorraine Landon (born 1947), Australian basketball administrator and former player and coach
- Lorraine McIntosh, female vocalist, with the Scottish pop band, Deacon Blue
- Lorraine Segato, Canadian pop singer-songwriter
- Lorraine Nicholson, American Actress
- Lorraine Pearson, English vocalist, formerly with the band Five Star
- Lorraine Warren, a paranormal investigator on whom The Conjuring movies are based
Fictional characters
- Lorraine Baines McFly, the mother of Marty McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Lorraine
- All pages with titles containing Lorraine
- Lorraine (disambiguation)
- Lorraine (surname)
- Loraine (name)
- Lorraine (disambiguation)
- Lorrain (disambiguation)
- House of Lorraine
- Cross of Lorraine
- Harry Lorayne
References
- "Lorraine." Online Etymology Dictionary. Douglas Harper. Retrieved 14 January 2013. <Etymonline.com http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Lorraine>.
- "Lorraine". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
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