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Too many R sounds, I think. I'd change Rose.

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I actually don't really like Lorraine either, sorry. Although, Lorianne sounds nicer to me and could still be called Lori.

Lovely, elegant, sweet name that you don't hear too often. A+

I wonder if Lorraine is (or was) popular in Ireland a few years ago. I have two cousins there who are sisters. Both were wild to name a dd Lorraine. The eldest had a dd first, so the younger had to settle for Lauren instead.

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Lorraine? I can't think of a family member they wanted to honor. So I've always assumed it was popular over there, at least ten to fifteen years ago. I'd be interested to see if anyone from Ireland reads this adn can anwswer the question for me.

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As for whether or not I like Lorraine, the answer is yes. I have no problem with place names as personal names and Lorraine is very pretty. Lori is a perfectly fine nn for Lorraine.

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Lorraine Rose is too "r" heavy for me -- at least the "r's" are too close together. And since Lorraine is a place name, using another noun in the mn position makes the whole thing sound more like a phrase than a person's name. It reminds me of Georgia Peach or Savannah Plain or California Sun, something like that.

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How about something like: Lorraine Ines / Inez (although the "n's" are a little close too), Lorraine Alix, Lorraine Eloise?

This message was edited 5/10/2010, 11:21 AM

I'm not a fan of Lorraine, it sounds like the name of a little old lady. I much prefer Laura or Lauren. Lori would make a very good and very cute nickname for any of the Laur-/Lor- names. I think the r sounds run together in Lorraine Rose and it makes the combo sound odd.