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 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 Provided by Wikipedia