Lorena 2

Gender Feminine

Pronounced Pron. law-REHN-ə

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Meaning & History

Latinized form of Lauren. This name was first brought to public attention in America by the song Lorena (1856), written by Joseph Webster, who was said to have created the name as an anagram of Lenore (from the character in Poe's poem The Raven) [1].

Related Names

VariantsLauren, Lauryn, Loreen, Loren, Lorene, Lorin, Lorine, Laryn, Laurena, Lorrin

DiminutivesLori, Lorie, Lorinda, Lorri, Lorrie, Laurinda

Masculine FormsLauren, Laurence, Lawrence

Other Languages & CulturesLaurentia(Ancient Roman) Laurence(French) Lorenza, Renza(Italian) Lorenza(Spanish)

Same SpellingLorena 1

User SubmissionsLoréna, Lorena

Popularity

People think this name is

youthful formal upper class wholesome refined strange serious nerdy

Categories

currently out of the US top 1000, True Blood characters, vampires

Sources & References

Edgar's Name Pages, available from http://webspace.webring.com/people/ge/edgarbook/names/l/lorena.html.

Entry updated February 4, 2020