Lorne

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Lorne (countable and uncountable, plural Lornes)

1. A male given name
2. A surname
3. Ellipsis of Marquess of Lorne.
   1. Ellipsis of Lord Lorne. (Governor General of Canada (1878–1883)): John Campbell (1845–1914), the Marquess of Lorne (1847–1900), 9th Duke of Argyll (1900–1914)
4. A placename
   1. A number of places in Australia
      1. A town in Victoria, Australia
      2. Ellipsis of Lake Lorne.: A lake in Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria, Australia
      3. A village in Camden Haven, New South Wales, Australia
   2. A number of places in Canada
      1. Ellipsis of Rural Municipality of Lorne.: A rural municipality of Manitoba, Canada
      2. A district of the county of Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada
      3. Ellipsis of Lorne Parish.: A parish of the county of Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada
      4. Ellipsis of Mount Lorne.: A hill in Yukon, Canada; nearby to in the hamlet of Lorne Mountain and hamlet of Mount Lorne
   3. A number of places in Scotland, United Kingdom
      1. Ellipsis of Firth of Lorne.: A firth between the Isle of Mull and mainland Scotland, United Kingdom
      2. A former province, a district of Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom
   4. A number of places in the United States
      1. An unincorporated community in the township of Minnesota Falls, county of Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, United States
      2. An unincorporated community in the county of Caroline, Virginia, United States

Derived terms

• Firth of Lorne
• Lake Lorne
• Lorne Lake
• Lorne Mountain
• Lorne Municipality
• Lorne Parish
• Lorne Rural Municipality
• Lorneville
• Mount Lorne
• Municipality of Lorne
• Parish of Lorne
• Rural Municipality of Lorne