Lorna

English · Español · Français · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

Lorna

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: patrick, grab, lora, lorena, lorinda, lorraine, rhona, loris, laurinda, shona, sorcha, lorene, loren, laura, orla, linda

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"Lorna." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lorna. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Lorna. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lorna

Chicago

"Lorna." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lorna.

BibTeX

@misc{lorna_2026,
  title = {Lorna},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lorna},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}