Lorna
LOR-nuh
Average rank #2,708 across 3 of 7 countries
Etymology
Meaning & origin
English
Created by the author R. D. Blackmore for the title character in his novel 'Lorna Doone', set in southern England, which describes the dangerous love between John Ridd and Lorna Doone. Blackmore may have based the name on the Scottish place name Lorne or on the title 'Marquis of Lorne' (see Lorne).
Popularity
How popular is Lorna?
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England & Wales
#2,116
in 2024
๐บ๐ธ USA
#2,980
in 2025
๐จ๐ฆ Canada
#3,027
in 2024
Not in top rankings for: ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland, ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland, ๐ฆ๐บ Australia, ๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand
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