Lorin is a masculine 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.
Notable people with the name include:
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Lorin Blodget (1823–1901), American physicist and writer
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Lorin Farr
Lorin Farr (July 27, 1820 – January 12, 1909) was a Mormon pioneer and the first mayor of Ogden, Utah.
Farr was born in Waterford, Vermont. He was a son oWinslow Farrand the brother oWinslow Farr, Jr. who later became the first Latter Day ...
(1820–1909), Mormon pioneer and the first mayor of Ogden, Utah
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Lorin Maazel (1930–2014), conductor, violinist and composer
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Lorin Morgan-Richards (1975), author and illustrator
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Lorin J. Mullins (1917–1993), American biophysicist
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Lorin Solon (1892–1967), All-American football player
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Lorin C. Woolley
Lorin Calvin Woolley (October 23, 1856 – September 19, 1934) was an American proponent of plural marriage and one of the founders of the Mormon fundamentalist movement. As a young man in Utah Territory, Woolley served as a courier and bodyguard ...
(1856–1934), Mormon fundamentalist leader and a proponent of plural marriage
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Lorin F. Wheelwright (1909–1987), American Latter-day Saint hymnwriter, composer, musical instructor and educator
Surname
Those with Lorin as a surname include:
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René Lorin
René Lorin (24 March 1877 – 16 January 1933) was a French aerospace engineer and inventor of the ramjet.
In 1908 Lorin patented the first subsonic ramjet design. He published the principles of a ramjet in articles in the journal '' L'Aérophil ...
(1877–1933), inventor of the ramjet (patented in 1908)
See also
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Fondation Lorin, arts centre on the Rue Es-Siaghine in Tangier, Morocco
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James Lorin Richards House, historic house at 47 Kirkstall and 22 Oakwood Roads in Newton, Massachusetts
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Kronach Lorin The Kronach Lorin was a small ramjet engine, for aircraft propulsion, that was statically tested in Vienna during the later stages of World War II. It was intended to be used in the German interceptor aircraft, interceptor planes Lippisch P.13a and ...
, small ramjet engine for aircraft propulsion, statically tested in Vienna during World War II
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Lorin District, Berkeley, California
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Lorin Griset Academy, continuation high school in the Santa Ana Unified School District in Orange County, California
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