Lorraine has been a popular girl's name in English since the 19th century, when it began to be used in Scotland. Before that, it was mostly known as a surname, and indicated that the person bearing that surname originally came from the Lorraine region of Eastern France. Lorraine is not far from the German border, and in fact the word comes from a very old Germanic name based on Germanic words for "fame" and "army." So basically your name means something like "famous army." Like many names now used in English, it was first brought from France after the Norman Conquest of the 11th century.
In French this name is pronounced more or less as "loh-RHEN" (with a French rolled "r") while in English it is usually pronounced loh-RAIN. Famous bearers of the name include TV presenter Lorraine Kelly and actress Lorraine Chase. It can also be spelled Loraine or even Lorane.
The word 'Lorraine' is used as a feminine name and most of the times you can find the use of the name among people that are of English descent. The word can trace its derivation in the name of a region in France and it conveys the idea of 'Kingdom of Lothair'.
Lothair was a Frankish king and also the great-grandson of Charlemagne. His realm was in that area of France which is now known as Lorraine and which is why the name is being used as such.
The word has a German variant also and when somebody uses the word 'Lothringen', you can figure out what the person wants to convey, even though you don't know the German language.
The name Lorraine is of French origin and basically means "From Lorraine". Lorraine is also the name of a well known town in Jefferson County, New York, America.
The town of Lorraine is positioned towards the southern boundary of the Jefferson County. Settlement in this region was started in the year 1802 and was initially known as "Atticus". A section of this town was used to create the "Town of Worth" in the year 1848. According to the census conducted in the year 2000 the total population of this region was 930 having an average population density of 9.2 square kilometres.
The census report of 2000 also stated that the total area of this region was estimated to be 101 square kilometres. Some of the well known communities Lorraine are Allendale, Gould Corners, Haights Corners, etc.
Lorraine is a popular feminine name. It is mainly used in English. It is pronounced as lu-Rayn, with the emphasis mainly put on the second and final syllable of the name, namely the syllable rayn. The name Lorraine is derived from the name of the region called Lorraine in France. It means the kingdom of Lothair.
Lothair was the name of a Frankish king. He was the great-grandson of Charlemagne. Charlemagne's kingdom was in the region of France which is known in the present day as Lorraine, or Lothringen in German. It is, in turn, derived from the Latin Lothari regnum.
The name which are closely related to the popular English feminine name Lorraine, which are also English feminine names, are Laraine, Lareyna, Lauraine, Loraine, Lorianne, Lorayne, Lori, Lorri and Lorrie.
In France, the name Lorraine is considered to be associated with the date May 30. Other names which are associated with May 30 are the names Ferdinand and Jeanne.
