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Lorna.

A female given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly Scottish usage.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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  1. A female given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly Scottish usage.

Where this word comes from

Coined by English novelist R. D. Blackmore in 1869 for his novel Lorna Doone, possibly from the Scottish place name Lorn(e) in Argyll.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.