Lorraine (given name)

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Lorraine
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/namefrom Medieval Latin Lotharingia, "Lothar's realm"[1]
Other names
Alternative spellingLoraine, Lorayne
Nickname(s)Lori/Lorri(e), Raine(y), Reina
Related namesLaura, Laurène, Lareine, Lauren, Laraine, Lorena
Charles
Variations of the given name
Blended variations of the given name
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Lorraine is a feminine given name, which is simply from the name of the region of Lorraine in France and the dish quiche Lorraine. It has been used in the English-speaking world (especially the United States and Canada) since the Franco-Prussian War, during which events brought Lorraine, France to the North American public imagination. It is a Danish, English, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish modern form of the Germanic Chlothar (which is a blended form of and Harjaz).[2]

People[]

  • Lorraine Bracco (born 1954), American actress
  • Lorraine Broderick (born 1948), American television soap opera writer
  • Lorraine Chase (born 1951), English actress and model
  • Lorraine Cheshire (born 1958), English actress
  • Lorraine Cole (born 1967), English badminton player and Coach
  • Lorraine Collett (1892–1983), American model
  • Lorraine Ellison (1931–1983), American soul singer
  • Lorraine Fenton (born 1973), Jamaican athlete
  • Lorraine Hansberry (1930–1965), American playwright
  • Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (1954–2006), American mezzo-soprano
  • Lorraine Kelly (born 1959), Scottish broadcaster
  • Lorraine Landon (born 1947), Australian basketball administrator and former player and coach
  • Lorraine McIntosh (born 1964), female vocalist, with the Scottish pop band, Deacon Blue
  • Lorraine Segato (born 1956), Canadian pop singer-songwriter
  • Lorraine Nicholson (born 1990), American actress
  • Lorraine Pascale (born 1972), British model and TV chef
  • Lorraine Pearson (born 1967), English vocalist, formerly with the band Five Star
  • Lorraine Warren (1927–2019), American paranormal investigator

Fictional characters[]

  • Lorraine Baines McFly, the mother of Marty McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Lorraine." Online Etymology Dictionary. Douglas Harper. Retrieved 14 January 2013. <Etymonline.com http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Lorraine>.
  2. ^ "Lorraine". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
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