Lorraine
Meaning
Proper Noun
- former region in eastern France (country), since 2016 part of the region of Grand Est.
- A female given name from place names, associated with Laura by folk etymology.
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Origin
- Borrowed from French Lorraine, from Old French Loherraine, from Latin Lotharingia, Lothringia (ultimately named for Lothair II, who ruled it); compare Lothringia, German Lothringen.
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