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I love both my names, Lorraine Gracelyn..both are very beautiful, unique, nd uncommon. I have been the Onlyy Lorraine in all 3 schools; elementary, jr. high, nd high school..the only other lorraine I kno is my friend's grandmother.so if you are a parent-to-be then Lorraine is a great name for a daughter(:

My grandmother's name is Lorraine, and she's always liked it because she thought it was unique. She also said that Joan of Arc came from Lorraine, France.

My husband and I named our daughter Lorraine. She prefers her nickname Rainy.

Personal experiences with the name Lorraine

My parents named me Lorraine after my great grandmother Lorraine Elizabeth.

I was named with this unique spelling variation: Lorayne. My parents named me Lorayne after Sophia Loren, which is a bit strange. - LPatty

Lorraine is a cool name, I remember growing up in Queens, New York City, My Mother told me about her best friend Lorraine from High School,in the 1960's, they stayed in touch their entire lives, Lorraine married this man named Al, short for Alfred, together they were "Lorraine & Al" I know, it has a nice ring to it, "Lorraine & Al" Lorraine is Irish & German, while Al was Italian, they never had kids, or adopted but they were great friendly people, they had a few cats & dogs over the years, they were married for over 40 years, I even went over to their house with my family, this one time in late 1990 , I even joked to my Mom, that her & Lorraine were like "Laverne & Shirley" when they were best friends in High School , I wonder how many other couples named "Lorraine & Al" are out there

Nicknames for Lorraine

Lori
Rain
Rainy
Loz
Lozza
Lor
Looby
Raine
Lora
Liz
Lainey
Lo
Lo-lo
Lola
Lolly

Meanings and history of the name Lorraine

Lorraine (German: Lothringen) is one of the 26 régions of France. It is the only administrative region with two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy. Metz is considered to be the official capital since that is where the regional parliament is situated. The region's name is derived from the medieval Lotharingia.

Famous real-life people named Lorraine

Lorraine Kelly - TV Presenter
Lorraine Moller - Olympic runner
Lorraine Bracco - Actress
Quiche Lorraine - popular pastry/flan dish
Daughter of Jack Nicholson
Lorraine Toussaint - Actress
Lorraine Hansberry - American playwright and writer

Lorraine in song, story & screen

Lorraine - Bad Manners - released in December 1980
Lorraine Baker, second eldest daughter in "Cheaper by the Dozen"
Lorraine Bebee - title character in "Sweet Lorraine" an indie movie from 2011
Lorraine 'Rainy' Branning, character in British soap "Eastenders"
"Sweet Lorraine" a song recorded by Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, and others
lorriane mcfly character in back to the future movies