Lorin is a given name. The meaning of Lorin derives from a bay or laurel plant; of Laurentum (wreathed/crowned with laurel). Laurentum, in turn is from laurus (laurel), from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath. Laurentum was also a city in ancient Italy. It is also a Kurdish female given name, derived from the Kurmanji word lorî, meaning "lullaby".
Notable people with the name include:
- Lorin Blodget (1823–1901), American physicist and writer
- Lorin Farr (1820–1909), Mormon pioneer and the first mayor of Ogden, Utah
- Lorin Maazel (1930–2014), conductor, violinist and composer
- Lorin Morgan-Richards (1975), author and illustrator
- Lorin J. Mullins (1917–1993), American biophysicist
- Lorin Solon (1892–1967), All-American football player
- Lorin C. Woolley (1856–1934), Mormon fundamentalist leader and a proponent of plural marriage
- Lorin F. Wheelwright (1909–1987), American Latter-day Saint hymnwriter, composer, musical instructor and educator
Surname
Those with Lorin as a surname include:
- René Lorin (1877–1933), inventor of the ramjet (patented in 1908)
See also
- Fondation Lorin, arts centre on the Rue Es-Siaghine in Tangier, Morocco
- James Lorin Richards House, historic house at 47 Kirkstall and 22 Oakwood Roads in Newton, Massachusetts
- Kronach Lorin, small ramjet engine for aircraft propulsion, statically tested in Vienna during World War II
- Lorin District, Berkeley, California
- Lorin Griset Academy, continuation high school in the Santa Ana Unified School District in Orange County, California
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