Lorna

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

  1. 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

  1. a female given name from Scottish Gaelic

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Lorna.

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