Lorna

Lorna is a feminine given name. The name is said to have been coined by R. D. Blackmore for the heroine of his novel Lorna Doone, which appeared in 1869. Blackmore appears to have derived this name from the Scottish placename Lorn/Lorne. In the U.S., according to the 1990 census, the name ranks 572 of 4275, and as a surname, Lorna ranks 62296 out of 88799. National Lorna day is held annually on 30 April. It originally started in Staffordshire but is now recognised worldwide.

==Notable people named Lorna== Lorna Anderson, Scottish soprano Lorna Aponte, Panamanian rapper Lorna Arnold, British historian of the UK's nuclear weapons programmes Lorna Bennett, Jamaican reggae singer Lorna Bogue, Irish politician Lorna Bonnel, French ski mountaineer Lorna Boreland-Kelly, British magistrate and member of the Judicial Appointments Commission Lorna Dee Cervantes, Chicana American poet Lorna Cordeiro, singer from Goa, India Lorna Jane Clarkson, Australian fashion designer, entrepreneur and author. Lorna Crozier, Canadian poet and essayist Lorna Dewaraja (1929–2014), Sri Lankan historian Lorna Dixon, Australian Aboriginal custodian and preserver of the Wangkumara language Lorna Doom, American bassist for punk band The Germs Lorna Feijóo, Cuban ballet dancer Lorna Fitzgerald, British actress Lorna French, British playwright Lorna Goodison, Jamaican poet Lorna Griffin, American shot putter and discus thrower Lorna Hill, British author, primarily of children's books Lorna Kesterson, American politician, first woman to serve as Mayor of Henderson, Nevada Lorna Lippmann (1921–2004), Australian anthropologist and campaigner for the rights of Aboriginal Australians Lorna E. Lockwood, first female Chief Justice of a state supreme court in the US Lorna Luft, American singer and actress, daughter of Judy Garland and half-sister of Liza Minnelli Lorna Mahlock, American Brigadier general (one star) in the United States Marine Corps Lorna Maitland, American actress Lorna Maseko, South African chef and ballerina Lorna McNee, Scottish chef Lorna Norris, British rower Lorna Nyarinda, Kenyan footballer Lorna Patterson, American actress Lorna Raver, American actress who played Sylvia Ganush in the 2009 horror film Drag Me to Hell Lorna Sage, British literary critic and author Lorna Cepeda, Colombian actress known for acting in Betty la Fea as Patricia Fernandez Lorna Simpson, American photographer Lorna Verdun Sisely (1916–2004), Surgeon, and founder of the Monash Medical Centre Breast Clinic. Lorna Slater, Canadian-born Scottish politician and co-leader of the Scottish Greens Lorna Tolentino, Filipino film actress Lorna Vinden, Canadian wheelchair athlete Lorna Yabsley, British actress and photographer