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Updated March 26, 2024

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Girl name origins & meanings

  • Old German : Where Lothar dwells

Girl name variations

Lorry

Lorry

+ 20% this year
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Lorrie

Lorrie

0 % this year
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Loretta

Loretta

+ 14% this year
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Lorette

Lorette

0 % this year
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Lorne

Lorne

- 25% this year
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Lorna

Lorna

+ 11% this year
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Lori

Lori

+ 29% this year
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How Popular Is The Name Lorraine

Family name origins & meanings

  • English and French : regional name from the border region of Lorraine in northeastern France, so called from the Germanic tribal name Lotharingi ‘people of Lothar’ (a personal name composed of the elements hlod ‘famous’, ‘renowned’ + hari, heri ‘army’).

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