Meanings
proper noun
- 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)1 more example
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
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.
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APA
Lorena. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lorena
MLA
“Lorena.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lorena. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lorena,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lorena.
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