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Lorin

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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:

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Those with Lorin as a surname include:

  • René Lorin (1877–1933), inventor of the ramjet (patented in 1908)

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