Lorin
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 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
Lorin Wright (1862–1920), one of four Wright brothers, named for a community chosen randomly from a map
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