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 Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Roman writers regarded it as the original capital of Italy, before Lavinium assumed that role afte ...

was also a city in ancient Italy. 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 Lorin Varencove Maazel (, March 6, 1930 – July 13, 2014) was an American conductor, violinist and composer. He began conducting at the age of eight and by 1953 had decided to pursue a career in music. He had established a reputation in th ...

(1930–2014), conductor, violinist and composer *

Lorin Morgan-Richards Lorin Morgan-Richards (born February 16, 1975) is an American author, illustrator, and songwriter, primarily known for his young adult fiction and Weird West series ''The Goodbye Family''. In the past, Richards served as the publisher of ''Celt ...

(1975), author and illustrator *

Lorin J. Mullins Lorin John Mullins (September 23, 1917–April 14, 1993) was an American biophysicist who researched the movement of ions across the cell membrane. He served as the editor of the '' Annual Review of Biophysics and Bioengineering'' for ten year ...

(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 Lorin Farrar Wheelwright (December 20, 1909 – November 4, 1987) was an American Latter-day Saint hymnwriter, composer, musical instructor and educator. Early life and education Wheelwright was the son of David S. Wheelwright and Valborg Rasmu ...

(1909–1987), American Latter-day Saint hymnwriter, composer, musical instructor and educator

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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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