Meanings
proper nounLorne (countable and uncountable, plural Lornes)
plural Lornes
- countableuncountableA male given name.
- countableuncountableA surname
- abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Marquess of Lorne.
- abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Lord Lorne, Governor General of Canada (1878–1883): John Campbell (1845–1914), the Marquess of Lorne (1847–1900), 9th Duke of Argyll (1900–1914).
- A placename:
- countableuncountableA town in Victoria, Australia.
- countableuncountableA lake in Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria, Australia; in full, Lake Lorne.
- countableuncountableA village in Camden Haven, New South Wales, Australia.
- abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Rural Municipality of Lorne: a rural municipality of Manitoba, Canada.
- countableuncountableA district of the county of Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada.
- countableuncountableA parish of the county of Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada; in full, Lorne Parish.
- countableuncountableA hill in Yukon, Canada; in full, Mount Lorne.
- abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Firth of Lorne: a firth between the Isle of Mull and mainland Scotland, United Kingdom.
- countableuncountableA former province, a district of Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in the township of Minnesota Falls, county of Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, United States.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in the county of Caroline, Virginia, United States.
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APA
Lorne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lorne
MLA
“Lorne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lorne. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lorne,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lorne.
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