# Lorna

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #26,868

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly Scottish usage.

## Etymology
Coined by English novelist R. D. Blackmore in 1869. Invented by R. D. Blackmore for his novel Lorna Doone, possibly from the Scottish place name Lorn(e) in Argyll.

## Easily confused with
- **luna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lorna-vs-luna)
- **lyra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lorna-vs-lyra)
- **lorry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lorna-vs-lorry)
- **lotta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lorna-vs-lotta)
- **Lon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lon-vs-lorna)
- **loa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loa-vs-lorna)
- **lor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lor-vs-lorna)
- **long** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/long-vs-lorna)
- **lord** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lord-vs-lorna)
- **loan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loan-vs-lorna)
- **lone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lone-vs-lorna)
- **Lana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lana-vs-lorna)
- **Lena** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lena-vs-lorna)
- **lore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lore-vs-lorna)
- **Lara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lara-vs-lorna)
- **Lola** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lola-vs-lorna)
- **Lori** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lori-vs-lorna)
- **Lina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lina-vs-lorna)
- **lira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lira-vs-lorna)
- **loon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loon-vs-lorna)

## Common misspellings (7)
`llorna`, `lonra`, `loran`, `lornna`, `lorrna`, `lrona`, `olrna`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lorna