Lorena

English

Etymology

From Italian and Spanish, by folk etymology associated with Laura. Henry Webster's title for his song was inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's Lenore.

Proper noun

Lorena

  1. A female given name.
    • 1856 Henry Webster - Joseph Webster, Lorena (song):
      We loved each other then, Lorena,
      More than we ever dared to tell;
      And what we might have been, Lorena,
      Had but our lovings prospered well --
    • 1936 Margaret Mitchell, Gone With the Wind, Chapter XLII:
      She was named Ella Lorena, Ella for her grandmother Ellen, and Lorena because it was the most fashionable name of the day for girls,

Anagrams


Catalan

Proper noun

Lorena f

  1. Lorraine (region of France)
  • lorenès

Italian

Proper noun

La Lorena

  1. Lorraine (region)

Lorena f

  1. A female given name.

Portuguese

Proper noun

Lorena f

  1. Lorraine (a region and former duchy in France)
  2. A female given name
  3. Lorena (municipality of the state of São Paulo, Brazil)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /loˈɾena/

Proper noun

Lorena f

  1. Lorraine (a region of France)
  2. A female given name transferred from the place name.
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