Lorraine
Meaning: Its source is a French expression meaning "The region in France."
Languages: This girl's name is used in English and French.
Alternative Spellings: Larain, Laraine, Lauraine, Laurrane, Loraine, Lorainne, Lorane, Lareine, Laraene and Lorayne
Variant Forms: Lareina
Popularity: The name Lorraine ranked 165th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.
Narrative: It may have developed as a surname for immigrants to England and Scotland from the Lorraine region of France, or it may have been derived from the girl's name Laura, meaning ''the laurel bush.''
Arts and Music
- ''Sweet Lorraine''
- Words by Mitchell Parish, music by Cliff Burwell (see list of Names in Song titles)
Miscellaneous
- Lorraine Budny
- 1953 Mademoiselle Award winner (see list of Mademoiselle Award Winners)
- Lorraine Downes
- 1983 Miss Universe titleholder, representing New Zealand (see list of Miss Universe Winners)
- Lorraine Hansberry (born 1930, died 1965)
American playwright.
- 1959 Mademoiselle Award winner (see list of Mademoiselle Award Winners)
- Lorraine Collett Peterson
- American model (see list of Fashion Models)
Sports
- Lorraine Crapp
Australian athlete.
- 1956 Olympic swimming gold medal winner for 400m Freestyle (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Freestyle Swimming)
- Lorraine Hanlon
- 1963 U. S. Figure Skating champion (see list of United States Figure Skating Champions)
- Lorraine Moller
New Zealand runner.
- 1984 Boston Marathon champion (see list of Boston Marathon Winners)
- Lorraine Stitzlein
- Member of the Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame (see list of Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame)
Stage and Screen
- Lorraine Nicholson
- The daughter of Jack Nicholson and Rebeccas Broussard (see list of see Celebrity Babies)
The Literary World
- Lorraine Adams
- 1992 Pulitzer Prize winner for Investigative Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting)
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Teasing Nicknames:
- Insane
- Lore
- Blame it on Lorraine
- Lorraine with no Brain
- Lou Lou
- Rainy
- Rainhat
- Raincoat
- Quiche Lorraine
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Sweet Lorraine
a song by Nat King Cole
- Lorrraine the Pain
- Lorrainie the Painey
- Lorry
Name: Lorraine
List:
- Lorraine on Google
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