Lorraine

loh-RAIN; loh-REN
French
"from the province of Lorraine"

Lorraine Origin and Meaning

The name Lorraine is a girl's name of French origin meaning "from the province of Lorraine".

Sweet Lorraine might just be old enough to be ripe for reconsideration. This French place name has moved in and out of fashion in the few hundred years it's been used as a girls' first name, somewhat influenced by the alternative name of Joan of Arc--Saint Joan of Lorraine. It was quite popular from the 1920s to the fifties, but has pretty much been in limbo since then.

Some memorable Lorraines are A Raisin in the Sun playwright Hansberry, actress Bracco and original SNL cast member Laraine Newman--the alternate spelling Laraine was popularized by forties star Laraine Day. Lorraine is also the name of Jack Nicholson's now grown daughter.

In the movie Uptown Girls, Dakota Fanning's Lorraine character was nicknamed Ray--more modern sounding than Lorrie.

# 882 in the US

Lorraine Rank in US Top 1000

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Lorraine Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Lorraine Popularity

Famous People Named Lorraine

  • Lorraine Bracco
    American actress
  • Lorraine Nicholson
    American actress; daughter of actor Jack Nicholson
  • Lorraine Paula Kelly
    Scottish TV presenter
  • Lorraine Bayly
    Australian actress
  • Lorraine McNamara
    American ice dancer
  • Lorraine Rita Warren
    American paranormal investigator
  • Lorraine Vivian Hansberry
    American playwright
  • Lorraine Ming "Lorrie" Fair
    American soccer player
  • Lorraine Joyce Crapp
    Australian Olympic swimmer
  • Lorraine Toussaint
    American actress
  • Lorraine Broderick
    American television soap opera writer
  • Lorraine Chase
    English actress and model
  • Lorraine Collett
    American model
  • Marybelle Luraine "Lorraine" Ellison
    American soul singer
  • Lorraine Fenton
    Jamaican Olympic runner
  • Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
    American mezzo,soprano
  • Lorraine McIntosh
    lead singer of Scottish pop band Deacon Blue
  • Lorraine Christine Segato
    Canadian pop singer
  • Lillian Lorraine
    American actress; model for 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' character Lorelei Lee

Lorraine in Pop Culture

  • Lorraine Wicks
    character on British soap "EastEnders"
  • Lorraine
    a Memphis prostitute in William Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury"
  • Lorraine Baines
    McFly, character in the "Back to the Future" series
  • Lorraine Baker
    character in movie "Cheaper By the Dozen"
  • Lorraine "Lor" McQuarrie
    character in movie "The Weekenders"
  • Lorraine Swanson
    character played by Mo Collins on "MADtv"
  • Lorraine Maillard
    character in the games "The Park" and "The Secret World"
  • Lorraine Broughton
    character in the film "Atomic Blonde"
  • "Oh Sweet Lorraine
    " song by Fred Stobaugh
  • "Sweet Lorraine
    " popular song written by Cliff Burwell
  • The Maid of Lorraine
    prophecy supposedly fulfilled by Saint Joan of Arc
  • Lorraine Lee
    Australian pink rose bred in 1924
  • Alsace
    Lorraine, territory in Europe, between France & Germany