Lorraine en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /lɔˈɹeɪn/
- /ləˈɹeɪn/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
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.
Meanings
- A cultural region, former administrative region, and former duchy in eastern France; since 2016 part of the region of Grand Est region.
- A female given name transferred from the place name, associated with Laura by folk etymology.
- A surname.
Deriveds
Lorrainian · Lorraine cross · Lorrainer
Relateds
quiche lorraine · Alsace-Lorraine
Synonyms
Translations (69)
ru Лотари́нгия (former region in Grand Est, France) · fi Lothringen (former region in Grand Est, France) · frp Lorrêna (former region in Grand Est, France) · cmn 洛林 (former region in Grand Est, France) · sh Лорена (former region in Grand Est, France) · oc Lorena (former region in Grand Est, France) · uk Лотарингія (former region in Grand Est, France) · yi לאָטאַרינגיע (former region in Grand Est, France) · pa ਲੋਰੈਨ (former region in Grand Est, France) · gl Lorena (former region in Grand Est, France) · ka ლოთარინგია (former region in Grand Est, France) · eu Lorrena (former region in Grand Est, France) · gmw-rfr Lothringe (former region in Grand Est, France) · ms Lorraine (former region in Grand Est, France) · af Lotaringe (former region in Grand Est, France) · vi Lorraine (former region in Grand Est, France) · lt Lotaringija (former region in Grand Est, France) · tr Lorraine (former region in Grand Est, France) · pt Lorena (former region in Grand Est, France) · scn Lurena (former region in Grand Est, France) · da Lothringen (former region in Grand Est, France) · th ลอแรน (former region in Grand Est, France) · hsb Lothringska (former region in Grand Est, France) · da Lorraine (former region in Grand Est, France) · it Lorena (former region in Grand Est, France) · hi लोरेन (former region in Grand Est, France) · ja ロレーヌ (former region in Grand Est, France) · et Lorraine (former region in Grand Est, France) · cs Lotrinsko (former region in Grand Est, France) · br Loren (former region in Grand Est, France) · pl Lotaryngia (former region in Grand Est, France) · mr लोरेन (former region in Grand Est, France) · nl Lotharingen (former region in Grand Est, France) · de Lothringen (former region in Grand Est, France) · fa لورن (former region in Grand Est, France) · eo Loreno (former region in Grand Est, France) · ar لُورْيِّن (former region in Grand Est, France) · sh Lorena (former region in Grand Est, France) · nn Lorraine (former region in Grand Est, France) · lb Loutrengen (former region in Grand Est, France) · fr Lorraine (former region in Grand Est, France) · fy Loataringen (former region in Grand Est, France) · csb Lotringa (former region in Grand Est, France) · hy Լոթարինգիա (former region in Grand Est, France) · el Λωρραίνη (former region in Grand Est, France) · az Lotaringiya (former region in Grand Est, France) · ka ლორენი (former region in Grand Est, France) · ro Lorena (former region in Grand Est, France) · be Латарынгія (former region in Grand Est, France) · id Lorraine (former region in Grand Est, France) · es Lorena (former region in Grand Est, France) · ca Lorena (former region in Grand Est, France) · enm Loreyne (former region in Grand Est, France) · he לורן (former region in Grand Est, France) · sq Lorena (former region in Grand Est, France) · la Lotharingia (former region in Grand Est, France) · dsb Lothringska (former region in Grand Est, France) · sv Lorraine (former region in Grand Est, France) · gsw Lothringe (former region in Grand Est, France) · hu Lotaringia (former region in Grand Est, France) · ko 로렌 (former region in Grand Est, France) · cy Lorraine (former region in Grand Est, France) · sl Lorena (former region in Grand Est, France) · ga an Lorráin (former region in Grand Est, France) · sk Lotrinsko (former region in Grand Est, France) · bg Лотари́нгия (former region in Grand Est, France) · nb Lorraine (former region in Grand Est, France) · mk Лорена (former region in Grand Est, France) · lv Lotringa (former region in Grand Est, France)