Lorraine

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Lorraine can refer to:

  • Lorraine (region): the modern-day French administrative région of Lorraine, which is larger than the historical province of Lorraine, as it includes other provinces and areas which historically were separate from Lorraine proper. The appropriate link from geographical point of view.


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[edit] Places

Various places and things have been named after the French province:


[edit] First name

Lorraine is also used as a feminine name, above all in the US and Canada, after World War I, during which events brought Lorraine to the North American public imagination. Famous people with this name, none of them French, include:

Variations include:

  • Lori
  • Lorri
  • Lorrie

"Laura", "Laurène" and "Lareine" (French, la reine or Queen) have distinct origins unconnected with "Lorraine".

[edit] Other

  • Lorraine was the code name used by Amiga Corporation for their home computer project later called the Amiga 1000
  • Lorraine (company), an aircraft engine manufacturing company in France
    • Lorraine (automobile), cars manufactured by Lorraine-Dietrich between 1920 and 1935.
      They have planned to be back in race in 2007.
    • Lorraine 37L, a military vehicle during WWII
  • 1114 Lorraine, is an asteroid
  • Lorraine Swanson is a character played by Mo Collins on the sketch comedy television show MADtv.

[edit] Variations

[edit] Lorain

[edit] Loraine

[edit] Lorrain

[edit] Toponymic variations


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