Name: Lorna
Gender: Female
Usage: Lorna, of latin origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Lorna are in general originating from France, Ireland, Norway, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Lorna is: Forsaken, Crowned with laurel.
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Numerology of the first name Lorna: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 6. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: responsible, protective, stable, balanced, loving, compassionate.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Romantic, Nurturing
Ruling planet: Venus
Colors: Blue
Gemstones: Emerald
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The name Lorna is ranked on the 980th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 547200 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.008% of the population. The name Lorna has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Lorna for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
Lorna is a feminine given name. The name is said to have been first coined by R. D. Blackmore for the heroine of his novel Lorna Doone, which appeared in 1869. Blackmore appears to have derived this name from the Scottish placename Lorn/Lorne. In the U.S., according to the 1990 census, the name ranks 572 of 4275. As a surname, Lorna ranks 62296 out of 88799.
English and Scottish: invented by R. D. Blackmore for the heroine of his novel Lorna Doone (1869), child captive of the outlawed Doones on Exmoor, who is eventually discovered to be in reality Lady Lorna Dugal, daughter of the Earl of Dugal. Blackmore seems to have derived the name from the Scottish placename Lorn(e) (Gaelic Latharna), a territory in Argyll. The given name is now popular in Scotland.
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