Lorena
[loˈɾena]Meaning
Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Romanian form of Lorraine
Background Story
Lorena is the Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Romanian form of Lorraine, and a Latinized form of Lauren. Behind the Name records that the name was first brought to public attention in America by the 1856 song Lorena, written by Joseph Webster, who was said to have created it as an anagram of Lenore, the character in Poe's poem The Raven. Wiktionary states that the song's title was inspired by Poe's Lenore, and that folk etymology associates the name with Laura.
Temperament
Variations
Lorina, Loreena, Lorainne
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