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Lorna Morello, a character in "Orange is the New Black", is played by Yael Stone.
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Lorna Wing, OBE, FRCPsych, (1928 – 2014) was an English psychiatrist. She was a pioneer in the field of childhood developmental disorders, who advanced understanding of autism worldwide, introduced the term Asperger syndrome in 1976 and was involved in founding the National Autistic Society (NAS) in the UK.
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Lorna Goodison, CD, is a Jamaican poet, essayist and memoirist, a leading West Indian writer of the generation born after World War II. She divides her time between Jamaica and Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she is now Professor Emerita, English Language and Literature/Afroamerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan, having served as the Lemuel A. Johnson Professor of English and African and Afroamerican Studies. She was appointed Poet Laureate of Jamaica in 2017, succeeding Mervyn Morris. In 2019, she was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry.
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Victoria Lorna Perez Aluquin-Fernandez, better known by her stage name Lorna Tolentino, sometimes known as L.T., an abbreviation of her screen name, is a Filipino actress, host and executive producer. Her career as an actress in film and television has spanned over five decades, beginning when she debuted as a child actress in the 1970 film Divina Gracia.
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A weird name. It's the name of a certain character, and I called her Lora for years, not knowing what to do with the letter "n" in this one.
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Also occasionally used in French: https://meilleursprenoms.com/popularite-prenom/Lorna
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Lorna sounds like the preacher’s daughter in a small town.
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I love Lorna. It is a unique, original and completely charming name. Seriously, I wish it was a little better known, because I feel like nobody knows it. Much better than Loren, Lorrie or Lorina, I assure you.
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My name is also Lorna. I got it from my step father Lawrence and I love my name. I have also heard it means FOX.
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I am a Lorna and I don't really like my name. I consider it to be a made up name. Also, people have no idea how to spell it! I have had Launa, Lawna and Lorner. Also get called Laura a lot.
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My daughter was born in 2014 and I named her Lorna. I'm so glad I did. It's so elegant and kind to the ears. It's not a common name in the United States for her age group, and can only assume it's because parents are concerned about the association with Lorna Doone cookies (because people don't generally know that Lorna Doone was first a book before it became a Nabisco favorite). But I love her name and she receives many positive comments on it. I mean, let's face it, it's an upper-class name that fits a variety of women and their various styles.
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Martha Plimpton played a character named Lorna Philips in the 1988 movie ‘Running On Empty’.
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My name is Lorna and I was told that the meaning of the name Lorna means "lost love"...
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Contemporary American artist Lorna Simpson (b. 1960) is a famous bearer of the name.
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My name is Lorna Lufi and I love my name. I am Albanian.
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Lorna is a character in the animated mini-series Over The Garden Wall. She's a young Victorian girl who lives with her terrifying Auntie Whispers.
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Lorna Dane, known as Polaris, a member of the X-men. She is most recognized for her mutant powers to control magnetism like her birth father, Magento, and her green hair.
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My name is also Lorna and I have a beautiful surname so I feel unique!
On the internet I have only found one other person with my name and surname.
I'm British and my family pronounces Lorna more like Luna. I now live in Italy where they roll their "R" and I prefer it!
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On the internet I have only found one other person with my name and surname.
I'm British and my family pronounces Lorna more like Luna. I now live in Italy where they roll their "R" and I prefer it!
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The name Lorna was given to 35 girls born in the US in 2015.
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Lorna Fitzgerald is a British actress.
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My name is also Lorna, it means "Fox" and is of Scottish origin. I am British with Irish roots. I love my name dearly, as much as my American husband and friends do.
Also foxes have been my favourite animals long before I even knew my name's meaning. Originally I was going to be called Charlotte but my aunt on my mother's side said "Pfft! You're not calling her Charlotte." Thus wrote my name on my birth cradle.
I found out this tale from my grandma that was present. I'm royally grateful for my aunt picking my name, and my mum did admit she liked Lorna more in the end.
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Also foxes have been my favourite animals long before I even knew my name's meaning. Originally I was going to be called Charlotte but my aunt on my mother's side said "Pfft! You're not calling her Charlotte." Thus wrote my name on my birth cradle.
I found out this tale from my grandma that was present. I'm royally grateful for my aunt picking my name, and my mum did admit she liked Lorna more in the end.
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The name Lorna was invented by R.D. Blackmore in 1869, for the character and title of his book, Lorna Doone. It is said that he adapted this name from the ancient Scottish town of Lorn/Lorne.
I don't know where the above got their information, but the name does not mean 'Fox'. Vixen, Todd and variants of the Scottish name Balgair mean 'fox' in the UK.
The 'meaning' of Lorna, if any, is 'lost/alone'.
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I don't know where the above got their information, but the name does not mean 'Fox'. Vixen, Todd and variants of the Scottish name Balgair mean 'fox' in the UK.
The 'meaning' of Lorna, if any, is 'lost/alone'.
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From what I've read, the place-name Lorne (and the various other spellings used) is a fairly ancient name. Things I've read indicate that it's possible that Lorne did, in fact, mean 'fox' but I've had trouble finding any concrete evidence. If it does mean 'fox' it was long enough ago that it is from a language that is no longer spoken.
On the other hand, I'm not finding any reliable sources that say Balgair means 'fox.'
Perhaps you (or someone else) knows of some reliable information concerning that?
As for Lorna meaning 'alone' or 'lost', that comes from trying to follow the name's etymology, but through a different language. It assumes the name either comes from, or was intentionally meant (by Blackmore, the author of _Lorna_Doone_) to come from, Old English. In that case, they are using the nearly obsolete word 'lorn' (but it survives in the word 'forlorn') and does in fact mean alone, lonely, or ruined.
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On the other hand, I'm not finding any reliable sources that say Balgair means 'fox.'
Perhaps you (or someone else) knows of some reliable information concerning that?
As for Lorna meaning 'alone' or 'lost', that comes from trying to follow the name's etymology, but through a different language. It assumes the name either comes from, or was intentionally meant (by Blackmore, the author of _Lorna_Doone_) to come from, Old English. In that case, they are using the nearly obsolete word 'lorn' (but it survives in the word 'forlorn') and does in fact mean alone, lonely, or ruined.
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The name Lorna was given to 47 baby girls born in the US in 2012.
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Lorna Cole (played by Rene Russo) is the love interest of Sgt. Martin Riggs (played by Mel Gibson) in "Lethal Weapon 3".
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Lorna is a lovely name and also my older sister's. It is strange how people think of a fair skinned girl with dark hair as a Lorna because that is just like my sister.
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After what I've read Lorna means 'Fox', that is one of the reasons I like it, it feels is so strong.
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Lorna was coined by Richard Blackmore for his book (1869) of the same name. It is believed to be derived from Lorne, an ancient district in Scotland. The place name is said to be derived from a legendary figure Loarn mac Eirc, who was ruler of the Scottish Kingdom of Dál Riata and was also known as Loarn Mor "The Great Fox." There's the connection between Lorna and fox. [noted -ed]
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In the novel, Lorna's maternal grandfather had the title Earl of Lorne. She was named for her mother's family.
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The name doesn't sound very pleasant, and it's hopelessly old-fashioned.
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Lorna "Polaris" Dane, a Marvel Comics superhero best known as a member of the X-Men. Her powers are magnetic-based. Magneto is her father. She has green hair.
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"Lorna Doone" is also a brand of cookies.
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A famous bearer of this name is Lorna Luft, born Nov 21, 1952, daughter of actress and singer Judy Garland and movie producer Sidney Luft.
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Lorna is such a lovely name, and I plan on using it one day. As a first name, it feels intelligent and feminine.
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Even though my name is Lorna. I don't like it. It isn't original. To all the people who don't like the name, I don't either so I agree. But I have to live with it. For the people who think they have an image of what a 'Lorna' looks like, everyone is different. Me? I sit on a computer, have boy-short dirty blonde hair and wear glasses. That should give you a pretty good image of a Lorna.
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When you say LORNA, I think of Doom. Because of Lorna Doone. I haven't read it but I've seen the Blurb. No offense to the Lornas though.
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It's a very beautiful name. When I picture a "Lorna" I picture a very beautiful, clear-skinned girl with flowing dark hair standing on a mountain on a stormy evening. It's very romantic and dramatic!
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There's a girl in my class called Lorna. It is a pretty and uncommon name but I find it kind of hard to pronounce. Also it is very similar to Laura when you say it, which puts me off the name as I don't like Laura.
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I have a set of rather old dictionaries and in the back they have a listing of names, masculine and feminine of course. For each name they have pronunciation, meaning, other spellings, and history/origin sometimes. Anyway, for the name Lorna, it says that it means 'Lost'.
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