Lorraine

loh-RAIN; loh-REN

French

"from the province of Lorraine"

Lorraine Origin and Meaning

The name Lorraine is a girl's name of French origin meaning "from the province of Lorraine".

Sweet Lorraine might just be old enough to be ripe for reconsideration. This French place name has moved in and out of fashion in the few hundred years it's been used as a girls' first name, somewhat influenced by the alternative name of Joan of Arc--Saint Joan of Lorraine. It was quite popular from the 1920s to the fifties, but has pretty much been in limbo since then.

Some memorable Lorraines are A Raisin in the Sun playwright Hansberry, actress Bracco and original SNL cast member Laraine Newman--the alternate spelling Laraine was popularized by forties star Laraine Day. Lorraine is also the name of Jack Nicholson's now grown daughter.

In the movie Uptown Girls, Dakota Fanning's Lorraine character was nicknamed Ray--more modern sounding than Lorrie.

Lorraine Rank in US Top 1000

# 882 in the US

Lorraine Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 658 on Nameberry

Lorraine Popularity

• 658 Nameberry 2024
• 350 Unique 2023

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Famous People Named Lorraine

• Lorraine Bracco American actress
• Lorraine Nicholson American actress; daughter of actor Jack Nicholson
• Lorraine Paula Kelly Scottish TV presenter
• Lorraine Bayly Australian actress
• Lorraine McNamara American ice dancer
• Lorraine Rita Warren American paranormal investigator
• Lorraine Vivian Hansberry American playwright
• Lorraine Ming "Lorrie" Fair American soccer player
• Lorraine Joyce Crapp Australian Olympic swimmer
• Lorraine Toussaint American actress
• Lorraine Broderick American television soap opera writer
• Lorraine Chase English actress and model
• Lorraine Collett American model
• Marybelle Luraine "Lorraine" Ellison American soul singer
• Lorraine Fenton Jamaican Olympic runner
• Lorraine Hunt Lieberson American mezzo,soprano
• Lorraine McIntosh lead singer of Scottish pop band Deacon Blue
• Lorraine Christine Segato Canadian pop singer
• Lillian Lorraine American actress; model for 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' character Lorelei Lee

Lorraine in Pop Culture

• Lorraine Wicks character on British soap "EastEnders"
• Lorraine a Memphis prostitute in William Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury"
• Lorraine Baines McFly, character in the "Back to the Future" series
• Lorraine Baker character in movie "Cheaper By the Dozen"
• Lorraine "Lor" McQuarrie character in movie "The Weekenders"
• Lorraine Swanson character played by Mo Collins on "MADtv"
• Lorraine Maillard character in the games "The Park" and "The Secret World"
• Lorraine Broughton character in the film "Atomic Blonde"
• "Oh Sweet Lorraine " song by Fred Stobaugh
• "Sweet Lorraine " popular song written by Cliff Burwell
• The Maid of Lorraine prophecy supposedly fulfilled by Saint Joan of Arc
• Lorraine Lee Australian pink rose bred in 1924
• Alsace Lorraine, territory in Europe, between France & Germany