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Meaning of the nameLoraine

Loraine is a spelling of the name Lorraine, which means “kingdom of Lothair”.

Meaning

“kingdom of Lothair”

Meaning of the name Lorraine, of which Loraine is a spelling.

Source: Behind the Name: Lorraine

People (2022)
5,553
Rank in Brazil
#2,559
Median age
22 years
2010 Census
6,752
people

Loraine in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Loraine, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (1,720 people).

5,517 women 36 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Loraine is most common

States with the highest share of people named Loraine in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Mato Grosso 0.009%
  2. Rondônia 0.009%
  3. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.008%
  4. Espírito Santo 0.006%
  5. Paraná 0.006%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1,5130.003%
Minas Gerais8370.004%
Paraná6370.006%
Rio de Janeiro4450.003%
Mato Grosso3170.009%
Rio Grande do Sul2900.003%
Goiás2870.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul2280.008%
Espírito Santo2270.006%
Bahia1590.001%
Santa Catarina1430.002%
Rondônia1370.009%
Pernambuco440.001%
Ceará390.000%
Pará380.001%
Amazonas370.001%
Distrito Federal290.001%
Rio Grande do Norte280.001%
Paraíba200.001%
Maranhão170.000%
Roraima170.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Loraine

Simplifies the RR to R and keeps the French AI; Behind the Name records it as a variant of Lorraine.

About the name Lorraine

Lorraine is the name of a region in eastern France, whose Portuguese form is Lorena. Behind the Name explains that this name originally meant "kingdom of Lothair", and Wiktionary traces it to Old French Loherraine, linked to loherenc, "Lotharingian". As a given name, it comes from the place name and is associated with Laura by folk etymology. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 35,476 people with the four spellings of the group, and Lorraine had the majority of records among women born in the 1990s and 2000s. Proportionally, Lorraine is most common in Espírito Santo.

Other spellings of Lorraine

SpellingPeople (2022)
Lorraine18,690
Lorrayne9,570
Loraine5,553
Lorayne1,663

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Lorraine · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Lorraine · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: Lorena · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Loraine

What does the name Loraine mean?

Loraine means “kingdom of Lothair”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Lorraine, of which Loraine is a spelling.

How many people are named Loraine in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,553 people with the first name Loraine, which ranks it number 2,559 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Loraine a boy's or a girl's name?

Loraine is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,517 women and 36 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Loraine?

Loraine is a name of French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Loraine most common?

Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.009% of the state's population is named Loraine (317 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Loraine?

Lorraine, Lorrayne and Lorayne. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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