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English
Etymology
Invented by R. D. Blackmore for his novel Lorna Doone, possibly from the Scottish place name Lorn(e) in Argyll.
Proper noun
Lorna
- A female given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly Scottish usage.
1869, Richard Doddridge Blackmore, chapter 8, in Lorna Doone:"Lorna Doone," she answered in a low voice as if afraid of it, and hanging her head, so that I could see only her forehead and eyelashes; "if you please, my name is Lorna Doone; and I thought you must have known it."
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Lorna.
Proper noun
Lorna
- a female given name from Scottish Gaelic
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Lorna.