Invented Victorian name
Lorna is a feminine given name, invented by R.D.
Blackmore for his 1869 novel *Lorna Doone*.
The name gained popularity from the romantic heroine of that story and has remained in modest use since: Lorna was named after her great-grandmother.
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Invented Victorian name
Lorna is a feminine given name, invented by R.D.
Blackmore for his 1869 novel *Lorna Doone*.
The name gained popularity from the romantic heroine of that story and has remained in modest use since: Lorna was named after her great-grandmother.
1. Doone — Blackmore; Victorian (Of a prim era); novel (New and unusual); Exmoor (Southwest English national park); romance · classic · heroine · protagonist · fiction · narrative · tragedy · love story · English · literary
2. name — feminine, Pertaining to women; Scottish (Of that northern kingdom); Irish (Of the Emerald Isle); Celtic (Of Irish-Welsh descent); Victorian · literary · romantic · elegant · classic · traditional · vintage · old-fashioned · nostalgic · timeless
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/Lorna