Lorna
Found 7 entry about "Lorna"
LOR-nə
Lorna Name meanings & History
The name Lorna means "from Lorne," which refers to a region in western Scotland. Created by the author R. D. Blackmore for the title character in his novel Lorna Doone (1869), set in southern England, which describes the dangerous love between John Ridd and Lorna Doone. Blackmore may have based the name on the Scottish place name Lorne or on the title Marquis of Lorne (see Lorne). The name Lorna is used primarily in English-speaking countries, particularly in the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States.
Zodiac Sign of Lorna: Lover Taurus,Logical Libra
Synonyms of Lorna:
L: Lover,Lazy,Lovely,Liaison,Legal,Luscious,Languid
O: Organized,Ostentatious,Obstinate,Obsolete,Obsessive
R: Resourceful,Reason,Restless,Rational
N: Neat,Neurosis,Nutrition,Nervous,Nitpicking,Nagging,Nice
A: Action,Angry,Aggressive,Ambitious,Argumentative,Assertive
Lorna is:- a Class name
- a Classic name
- a Formal name
- a Mature name
- a Natural name
- a Refined name
- a Serious name
- a Strange name
- a Strong name
- a Upper name
- a Wholesome name
Famous People
Lorna Luft, an American singer and actress, is perhaps the most famous person with this name. Other notable people include Lorna Byrne, an Irish author and spiritual teacher, and Lorna Simpson, an American artist and photographer.
2.) LORNA (Female)
Usage: English
Meanings: 19th-century coinage of English novelist R. D. Blackmore (18251900), borne by the heroine of his book Lorna Doone (1864). (LOR-NAH)
3.) LORNA (Female)
Usage: Irish
Meanings: 19th-century coinage of English novelist R. D. Blackmore, borne by the heroine of his novel Lorna Doone (1869). (LOR-NAH)
4.) LORNA (Female)
Usage: Scottish
Meanings: 19th-century coinage of English novelist R. D. Blackmore (18251900), borne by the heroine of his book Lorna Doone (1869). The name is believed to be taken from the Scottish place-name Lorne, the Gaelic form of which is Latharna. (LOR-NAH)
5.) Lorna (Female)
Usage: Latin
Meanings: (Latin) crowned with laurel. Literature: probably coined by Richard
Other Forms: Lornah, Lorne, Lornee, Lorney, Lorrna
