Lorraine is a feminine given name derived from the region of Lorraine in France. It has been used in the English-speaking world (especially the United States and Canada) since the Franco-Prussian War, during which events brought the region to the North American public's attention. It is a Danish, English, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish modern form of the Germanic name Chlothar (which is a blended form of Hlūdaz and Harjaz).
People
Lorraine Bracco (born 1954), American actress Lorraine Broderick (born 1948), American television soap opera writer Lorraine Chase (born 1951), English actress and model Lorraine Cheshire (1960–2025), English actress Lorraine Cole (born 1967), English badminton player and Coach Lorraine Collett (1892–1983), American model Lorraine Dunn (1942–2003), Panamanian sprinter and hurdler
Lorraine Ellison (1931–1983), American soul singer Lorraine Fenton (born 1973), Jamaican athlete Lorraine Hansberry (1930–1965), American playwright Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (1954–2006), American mezzo-soprano Lorraine Kelly (born 1959), Scottish broadcaster Lorraine Landon (born 1947), Australian basketball administrator and former player and coach Lorraine Malach (1933–2003), Canadian artist Lorraine McIntosh (born 1964), female vocalist, with the Scottish pop band, Deacon Blue Lorraine McNamara (born 1999), American ice dancer Lorraine Nicholson (born 1990), American actress Lorraine O'Grady (1934–2024), American conceptual artist Lorraine Pascale (born 1972), British model and TV chef Lorraine Pearson (born 1967), English vocalist, formerly with the band Five Star Lorraine Segato (born 1956), Canadian pop singer-songwriter Lorraine Stefani, British higher education academic Lorraine Thorpe (born 1994), British convicted murderer Lorraine Warren (1927–2019), American paranormal investigator
Fictional characters Lorraine Baines McFly, the mother of Marty McFly in the Back to the Future film trilogy Lorraine Baker, the third daughter in the Baker family in the film Cheaper by the Dozen Lorraine Reilly (Firehawk), a character in the DC Comics universe Lorraine Wicks, in the British soap opera EastEnders
See also
Loraine (name) Lorraine (disambiguation) Lorrain (disambiguation) Rainie (disambiguation) House of Lorraine Cross of Lorraine Harry Lorayne
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