Loraine (name)

Loraine is a feminine given name that is a modern form of the Germanic Chlothar (which is a blended form of Hlūdaz and Harjaz). It is a name that originates from the French region of Lorraine. Notable people known by this name include the following:

Given name

• Loraine Baricchi, half of the Luca and Loraine Baricchi ballroom dance pair
• Loraine Barry (born 1964), Irish dancer
• Loraine Boettner (1901–1990), American theologian and author
• Loraine Braham (1938–2026), Australian politician
• Loraine Despres, American novelist and screenwriter
• Loraine Gonzales (born 1977), American wheelchair basketball player
• Loraine Hutchins (1948–2025), American author, activist and sex educator
• Loraine Immen (1840–1927), American philanthropist, elocutionist and club leader
• Loraine Mellor, British Methodist minister
• Loraine Obler, American neuroscientist
• Loraine Seville, known by the stage name Raine Seville (born 1986), Jamaican dancehall and reggae artist
• Loraine Bedsole Bush Tunstall (1879–1953), American child welfare advocate
• Loraine Victor (born 1948), South African lawn bowler
• Loraine Wyman (1885–1937), American soprano

Surname

• Eustace Loraine (1879–1912), British aviation pioneer
• John Alexander Loraine (1924–1988), Scottish physician and endocrinologist
• Sir Lambton Loraine, 11th Baronet (1838–1917), British naval officer
• Percy Loraine, whose full name is Sir Percy Loraine, 12th Baronet (1880–1961), British diplomat
• Philip Loraine, a pen name of Robin Estridge (1920–2002), British author
• Robert Loraine (1876–1935), London and Broadway stage actor, actor-manager and soldier, later a pioneer aviator
• Violet Loraine (1886–1956), English musical theatre actress and singer

See also

• Harry Lorayne (1926–2023), American mnemonist, magician and author born Harry Ratzer
• Helen M. McLoraine
• Lorraine (given name)
• Lorraine (surname)
• Rainie (disambiguation)

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