Honor; laurel; fox
The name was famously coined by author R.D. Blackmore for the heroine of his 1869 novel 'Lorna Doone'. While likely inspired by the Scottish place name Lorn, it is also associated with the Latin 'laurus' meaning laurel and the Gaelic 'loinn' meaning fox.
Less common today
Lorna isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,641 in 1993.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
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