Lorin Explained

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