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 (born 1938), Australian politician
 * Loraine Despres, American novelist and screenwriter
 * Loraine Gonzales (born 1977), American wheelchair basketball player
 * Loraine Immen (1840-1927), American philanthropist, elocutionist and club leader
 * Loraine Hutchins, American author
 * 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