Lorna

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Origin and Meaning of Lorna

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English

45%

Scottish

27%

Hebrew

9%

Filipino (Philippines)

9%

Canadian

9%

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User Submitted Meanings

• A user from Canada says the name Lorna is of Scottish origin and means "The Latin refers to the laurel tree, symbolic of honour or victory; Lorna is a feminine form of Lorne (from Loren). She is also the protagonist heroine of Blackmoore's novel Lorna Doone. Many consider Lorna to be one of the most traditional Scottish names for girls. Lorne itself is an ancient district in West Scotland, said to derive it's name from a legendary figure Loarn mac Eirc, who was ruler of the Scottish Kingdom of Dal Riata and was also known as Loarn Mor "The great fox." Lorna could therefore simply be traced back to the Proto-Celtic *lu?erno / *loferno "fox." English: From Laurentium, the place of the laurel tree, place of honor and victory; feminine of Lawrence.".
• A user from Kentucky, United States says the name Lorna is of English origin and means "Love in phillpines".
• A submission from Italy says the name Lorna means "Love" and is of Filipino (Philippines) origin.

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Invented by R.D. Blackmore for his novel Lorna Doone, possibly from the Scottish place name Lorn(e) in Argyll.

1. A female given name of mostly Scottish usage.

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Fun Facts about the name Lorna

• How Popular is the name Lorna? Lorna is the 1,428^th most popular name of all time.
• How many people with the first name Lorna have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 28,188 babies born with the first name Lorna in the United States. That's more than enough people named Lorna to occupy the territory of British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 24,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
• What year were 5 or more babies first named Lorna? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1885 when it was given as a first name to 6 new born babies.
• When was Lorna first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Lorna is Wednesday, March 17th, 1880.
• What year had the most people named Lorna born? The highest recorded use of the first name Lorna was in 1957 with a total of 758 babies.
• Random Lorna Factoid: According to the 1963 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Lorna ranks 90^th in popularity as a baby girl's name in Hawaii. Imagine that, 18 babies in Hawaii have the same name as you in 1963.
• Weird things about the name Lorna: Your name in reverse order is Anrol. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Ranlo. How do you pronounce that?

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