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Lurene
How to Pronounce Lurene
Pronounced luh-REEN /lษหriหn/Medium
Meaning: Lurene is an early-1900s name, a variant of Lorene (and cousin to Lurline), most of which trace to the Laura/laurel family from Latin 'laurus', 'laurel'. Some bearers may reflect a purely coined -ene name; the likeliest inherited meaning is 'laurel'.Low
Popularity in the U.S. ยท SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880โpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Lurene belongs to the family of early-twentieth-century -ene names โ Lorene, Doreen, Maurine โ and most closely echoes Lorene and Lurline. These generally trace to Laura and the Latin laurus, 'laurel', the victor's crown, though the -ene ending itself was a modern fashion; the inherited sense is 'laurel'.
Lurene appears only faintly, clustered in the nineteen-tens and twenties, a few dozen girls a year before it faded. It has the soft, melodic quality of its -ene generation; it has not revived, reading now as a gentle vintage name of the Lorene-Doreen moment.
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What does the name Lurene mean?
Lurene is a variant of Lorene, mostly from the Laura/laurel family, from Latin laurus, 'laurel'.
How do you pronounce Lurene?
It's said luh-REEN /lษหriหn/ โ two syllables, stress on the last.
Is Lurene a boy or girl name?
Lurene is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Lurene?
Lurene has always been very rare in the U.S., a vintage -ene name most seen in the early twentieth century.