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Lorraine vs Lorna - What's the difference?

lorraine | lorna |

As an adjective lorraine

is .

As a proper noun lorna is

of mostly scottish usage.

lorraine

English

(wikipedia Lorraine)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • 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.

    • Derived terms

    * quiche lorraine/quiche Lorraine

    lorna

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • of mostly Scottish usage.
  • * 1869 , Lorna Doone , Chapter 8:
    • "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."

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