The baby name Laraine is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'phonetic': 'luh-RAYN', 'ipa': '/ləˈreɪn/'}.
The baby name Laraine is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'phonetic': 'luh-RAYN', 'ipa': '/ləˈreɪn/'}.
Laraine is English, French in Origin.
Laraine is an English feminine given name, a modern respelling of Lorraine, the French toponymic name taken from the region of Lorraine. Lorraine traces to medieval Latin Lotharingia, "the realm of Lothar," from the Germanic elements hlud ("fame") and hari ("army"). Thus Laraine carries senses of "from Lorraine" and, by extension, "famous army/realm of Lothar."
Usage of Lorraine surged in the English-speaking world in the early to mid-20th century; the Laraine form was propelled in the 1930s-40s by American film star Laraine Day, giving this spelling a Hollywood sheen. Common variants and related spellings include Lorraine, Loraine, Lorayne and Leraine; short forms and diminutives include Lori, Lorrie, Raine and Rainy. In French one finds Lorraine (unchanged) and the ornamental Lorene. Though sometimes reinterpreted as Lara + -ine, the name's historical core remains the Lorraine/Lothar lineage.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #355 | 5 | 8,829 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #426 | 4 | 13,098 |
| ZA | 0 | #466 | 9 | 14,421 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #556 | 5 | 11,671 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #575 | 12 | 18,916 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #645 | 6 | 16,104 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #911 | 6 | 8,487 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #989 | 4 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 4 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 3 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 5 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 6 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,115 | 27 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,230 | 5 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
Laraine is popular in 30 countries — most recent births per country:
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