# Lorraine

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ləˈɹeɪn/ · frequency rank #15,857

## Definitions
1. A cultural region, former administrative region, and former duchy in eastern France; since 2016 part of the region of Grand Est region.
2. A female given name transferred from the place name, associated with Laura by folk etymology.
3. A surname.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French Lorraine, from Old French Loherraine, from Latin Lotharingia, Lothringia (ultimately named for Lothair II, who ruled it); compare Lotharingia, German Lothringen.

## Common misspellings (9)
`llorraine`, `loraine`, `lorarine`, `lorraien`, `lorrainne`, `lorranie`, `lorriane`, `lroraine`, `olrraine`

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