Lorainne

Lorainne is an English given name and an elaborated spelling variant of Lorraine, which derives from the French regional name referring to the historical territory in northeastern France. The place name itself comes from Latin Lotharingia, meaning kingdom of Lothair, after the Frankish king Lothair II who ruled the region in the ninth century. The name gained popularity as a given name in the English-speaking world during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Related forms include Lorraine, Loraine, and Lorayne.