Lorena
English
Etymology
From Italian and Spanish, by folk etymology associated with Laura. Henry Webster's title for his song was inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's Lenore.
Proper noun
Lorena
- A female given name.
- 1856 Henry Webster - Joseph Webster, Lorena (song):
- We loved each other then, Lorena,
- More than we ever dared to tell;
- And what we might have been, Lorena,
- Had but our lovings prospered well --
- 1936 Margaret Mitchell, Gone With the Wind, Chapter XLII:
- She was named Ella Lorena, Ella for her grandmother Ellen, and Lorena because it was the most fashionable name of the day for girls,
- 1856 Henry Webster - Joseph Webster, Lorena (song):
Italian
Portuguese
Proper noun
Lorena f
- Lorraine (a region and former duchy in France)
- A female given name
- Lorena (municipality of the state of São Paulo, Brazil)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /loˈɾena/
Proper noun
Lorena f
- Lorraine (a region of France)
- A female given name transferred from the place name.
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