Lorraine

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/ləˈɹeɪn//lɔˈɹeɪn/

proper noun

A cultural region, former administrative region, and former duchy in eastern France; since 2016 part of the region of Grand Est region.

Similar
Lothringia
OriginMiddle English Loreyne ← Old French Loherraine →
Less commonScrabble 8
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A cultural region, former administrative region, and former duchy in eastern France; since 2016 part of the region of Grand Est region.
  2. A female given name transferred from the place name, associated with Laura by folk etymology.
  3. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
Lothringia

Origin

  1. Old FrenchLoherraine
  2. Middle EnglishLoreyne
  3. EnglishLorraine

Inherited from Middle English Loreyne, from Old French Loherraine, from loherenc (“Lotharingian”); compare Early Medieval Latin Lotharingia (ultimately named for Lothair II, who ruled it); compare Lotharingia, German Lothringen.

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Translations

Afrikaans Lotaringe
  • Lotaringeformer region in Grand Est, France
Arabic لُورْيِّن
  • لُورْيِّن (lūryyin)former region in Grand Est, France
Basque Lorrena
  • Lorrenaformer region in Grand Est, France
Bulgarian Лотари́нгия
  • Лотари́нгия (Lotaríngija)former region in Grand Est, France
Catalan Lorena
  • Lorenaformer region in Grand Est, France
Chinese Mandarin 洛林
  • 洛林 (Luòlín)former region in Grand Est, France
Czech Lotrinsko
  • Lotrinskoformer region in Grand Est, France
Danish Lorraine, Lothringen
  • Lorraineformer region in Grand Est, France
  • Lothringenformer region in Grand Est, France
Dutch Lotharingen
  • Lotharingenformer region in Grand Est, France
Esperanto Loreno
  • Lorenoformer region in Grand Est, France
Estonian Lorraine
  • Lorraineformer region in Grand Est, France
Finnish Lothringen
  • Lothringenformer region in Grand Est, France
French Lorraine
  • Lorraineformer region in Grand Est, France
German Lothringen
  • Lothringenformer region in Grand Est, France
Greek Λωρραίνη
  • Λωρραίνη (Lorraíni)former region in Grand Est, France
Hebrew לורן
  • לורן (lorén)former region in Grand Est, France
Hindi लोरेन
  • लोरेन (loren)former region in Grand Est, France
Hungarian Lotaringia
  • Lotaringiaformer region in Grand Est, France
Indonesian Lorraine
  • Lorraineformer region in Grand Est, France
Irish an Lorráin
  • an Lorráinformer region in Grand Est, France
Italian Lorena
  • Lorenaformer region in Grand Est, France
Japanese ロレーヌ
  • ロレーヌ (Rorēnu)former region in Grand Est, France
Korean 로렌
  • 로렌 (Roren)former region in Grand Est, France
Latin Lotharingia
  • Lotharingiaformer region in Grand Est, France
Latvian Lotringa
  • Lotringaformer region in Grand Est, France
Lithuanian Lotaringija
  • Lotaringijaformer region in Grand Est, France
Malay Lorraine
  • Lorraineformer region in Grand Est, France
Norwegian Bokmål Lorraine
  • Lorraineformer region in Grand Est, France
Persian لورن
  • لورن (lorên)former region in Grand Est, France
Polish Lotaryngia
  • Lotaryngiaformer region in Grand Est, France
Portuguese Lorena
  • Lorenaformer region in Grand Est, France
Punjabi ਲੋਰੈਨ
  • ਲੋਰੈਨ (lorain)former region in Grand Est, France
Romanian Lorena
  • Lorenaformer region in Grand Est, France
Russian Лотари́нгия
  • Лотари́нгия (Lotaríngija)former region in Grand Est, France
Slovak Lotrinsko
  • Lotrinskoformer region in Grand Est, France
Spanish Lorena
  • Lorenaformer region in Grand Est, France
Swedish Lorraine
  • Lorraineformer region in Grand Est, France
Thai ลอแรน
  • ลอแรน (lɔɔ-rɛɛn)former region in Grand Est, France
Turkish Lorraine
  • Lorraineformer region in Grand Est, France
Ukrainian Лотарингія
  • Лотарингія (Lotarynhija)former region in Grand Est, France
Vietnamese Lorraine
  • Lorraineformer region in Grand Est, France
Welsh Lorraine
  • Lorraineformer region in Grand Est, France
Yiddish לאָטאַרינגיע
  • לאָטאַרינגיע (lotaringye)former region in Grand Est, France

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Lorraine

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Cite this entry
APA

Lorraine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lorraine

MLA

“Lorraine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lorraine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lorraine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lorraine.

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