Lorraine vs Lorna - What's the difference?
lorraine | lorna |
A region located to the south of Luxembourg and to the east of Alsace, and now part of France, which changed hands between France and Germany several times throughout history.
from the French place name, associated with Laura by folk etymology.
of mostly Scottish usage.
* 1869 , Lorna Doone , Chapter 8:
As an adjective lorraine
is .As a proper noun lorna is
of mostly scottish usage.lorraine
English
(wikipedia Lorraine)Proper noun
(en proper noun)Derived terms
* quiche lorraine/quiche Lorrainelorna
English
Proper noun
(en proper noun)- "Lorna' Doone," she answered in a low voice as if afraid of it, and hanging her head, so that I could see only her forehead and eyelashes; "if you please, my name is ' Lorna Doone; and I thought you must have known it."