Etymology

Lorna

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Today it means: A female given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly Scottish usage. Full definition →

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The story

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.