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Lorn
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Pronounced LORN /ΛlΙrn/Medium
Meaning: Lorn is a short form of Lorne, taken from Lorn, a historic district of Argyll in western Scotland. The place name may trace to Loarn, a legendary early king of Dal Riata. It reads as a crisp Scottish place-and-title name.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Lorn is a trimmed form of Lorne, drawn from Lorn, a district of Argyll in western Scotland whose name is linked to Loarn, a semi-legendary king of Dal Riata. The title Marquess of Lorne gave the fuller spelling a nineteenth-century boost. It appears in United States records from around 1900 and peaks about 1921. It was always rare, given to only a couple dozen boys a year.
With records lasting into the twenty-first century, Lorn spans several generations rather than one, though it never spread widely. Its single, clean syllable and Highland roots place it beside Lorne, Lorin and Vaughn for a parent after a spare, sturdy Scottish name.
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What does the name Lorn mean?
It is a short form of Lorne, from Lorn, a district of Argyll in the Scottish Highlands.
How do you pronounce Lorn?
It's said LORN /ΛlΙrn/, one syllable.
Is Lorn a boy or girl name?
Lorn is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Lorn?
It was always rare, given to only a couple dozen boys a year around the early nineteen-hundreds.