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Lorena

Lorena proper noun: a female given name from Italian.

Proper noun

Lorena

  1. A female given name from Italian.
    • We loved each other then, Lorena,
      More than we ever dared to tell;
      And what we might have been, Lorena,1856 Henry Webster - Joseph Webster, Lorena (song)
    • She was named Ella Lorena, Ella for her grandmother Ellen, and Lorena because it was the most fashionable name of the day for girls,1936 June 30, Margaret Mitchell, chapter XLII, in Gone with the Wind, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, →OCLC

Origin of Lorena

From Italian and Spanish, by folk etymology associated with Laura. Henry Webster's title for his song was inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's Lenore.

Phrases with Lorena

Questions about Lorena

What does Lorena mean?
Lorena means a female given name from Italian.
What part of speech is Lorena?
Lorena is a proper noun.

Words near Lorena in the dictionary

  1. loremaster
  2. loremasters
  3. loremistress
  4. loremistresses
  5. Loren
  6. Lorena
  7. Lorena Bobbitt
  8. Lorena Bobbitts
  9. Lorenc
  10. Lorence
  11. Lorences

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