Lorena

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian and (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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

1. A female given name from Italian.
   • 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,

Anagrams

• arenol, loaner, reloan

---

Catalan

Proper noun

Lorena f

1. Lorraine (a region of France)

Related terms

• lorenès

---

Italian

Proper noun

La Lorena

1. Lorraine (region)

Lorena f

1. a female given name.

---

Portuguese

Proper noun

Lorena f

1. Lorraine (a region and former duchy in France)
2. a female given name
3. A municipality of São Paulo, Brazil

---

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loˈɾena/ [loˈɾe.na]

Proper noun

Lorena f

1. Lorraine (a region of France)
2. a female given name transferred from the place name.

Related terms

• lorenés