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Larraine
How to Pronounce Larraine
Pronounced luh-RAYN /ləˈreɪn/High
Meaning: Larraine is a variant spelling of Lorraine, taken from the French region of Lorraine, whose name means 'kingdom of Lothar' (from the Frankish king Lothair). The altered spelling keeps the parent name's regional meaning; it reflects mid-century American variation.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Larraine is a spelling variant of Lorraine, a name drawn from the French province of Lorraine, itself 'the kingdom of Lothar,' after the Frankish ruler Lothair. Lorraine surged as an American girls' name in the 1930s and 40s, and Larraine is one of the period respellings that rode alongside it. The meaning is that of the region.
The spelling crested around 1947 and stayed uncommon, borne by roughly thirteen hundred girls before fading by the late 1980s. A Larraine named at the peak is now in her late seventies, a grandmother-era name. The standard Lorraine long outlasted this variant, which reads as a mid-century spelling rather than a revival prospect.
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What does the name Larraine mean?
Larraine is a spelling of Lorraine, from the French region meaning 'kingdom of Lothar,' and shares that meaning.
How do you pronounce Larraine?
It's said luh-RAYN /ləˈreɪn/ — two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Larraine a boy or girl name?
Larraine is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Larraine?
Larraine was an uncommon spelling of Lorraine that crested in the late nineteen-forties and has been rare since.