Lorna

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly Scottish usage.

Word forms

Lorna

Etymology

Coined by English novelist R. D. Blackmore in 1869 for his novel Lorna Doone, possibly from the Scottish place name Lorn(e) in Argyll.

Related words

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