Meaning: Lorrene is a variant of Lorraine or Loreen, names drawn from the French region of Lorraine, itself named for a medieval kingdom of Lothar; it carries the region's name rather than a separate word meaning.Low
In 30 seconds: Lorrene is a variant of Lorraine, a name taken from the French region. It rose for a small number of United States girls in the early twentieth century (said luh-REEN) and traces to that more familiar spelling.
MeaningLorrene is a variant of Lorraine or Loreen, names drawn from the French region of Lorraine, itself named for a medieval kingdom of Lothar; it carries the region's name rather than a separate word meaning.
Lorrene shadowed the popular Lorraine and Loreen, one of several respellings families tried when the sound was in fashion.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its high around 1923, and it had faded from records by the early nineteen-seventies. A girl named Lorrene at that peak would be past a hundred today. The spelling reads as a period variant of Lorraine.
Did you know? The region of Lorraine takes its name from Lotharingia, the land of Lothar, and its use as a girl's name spread widely in the early nineteen-hundreds, spinning off spellings like Loreen and Lorrene.
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References - Lorrene — Variant of Lorraine/Loreen; French region of Lorraine
