Save Gender Feminine Usage French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare) Pronounced Pron. LO-RAHN(French) lo-RAHN(Dutch) lo-RAHN-nə(Dutch) [key] Meaning & History French variant spelling of Lauranne and Dutch combination of Lore 1 (which is a short form of Eleonore) with Anne 1.