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The baby name Lore is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /lɔːr/ (UK) or /lɔr/ (US), respelled: LOHR (rhymes with "door").

Gender: Female
Syllables: 1.0
Pronunciation: /lɔːr/ (UK) or /lɔr/ (US), respelled: LOHR (rhymes with "door")

What is the meaning of the name Lore ?

The baby name Lore is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /lɔːr/ (UK) or /lɔr/ (US), respelled: LOHR (rhymes with "door").

Lore is in Origin.

A multi-origin given name with a crisp, modern feel. In German, Lore is a traditional short form of Eleonore, Hannelore, and Lorelei, pronounced LO-reh. In Basque it is a standalone name meaning “flower,” from the common noun lore. In English it can be a word name from lore “traditional knowledge, story,” ultimately from Old English lār “learning, doctrine,” and is often pronounced to rhyme with “more.”

Use as a given name appears in German records since the late 19th/early 20th century; it remains familiar in German- and Dutch-speaking countries, and has gained contemporary, sometimes unisex, use in the Anglosphere. Related forms and diminutives include Lora, Laura, Lenore, Leonor, Eleanor/Eleonore, Lorelei, Hannelore, Loreen, Loren, and Loretta. Meanings vary by source: “flower” in Basque; “teaching, tradition” in English word-name use; and the Eleonore/Eleanor cluster has debated roots, often linked to Provençal Aliénor or associated with “light” via Helena.

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Lore – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Germany Girls 2023 #1 — 420
HN 0 #22 1 704
ET Boys 0 #27 1 678
HN Girls 0 #37 2 884
PR 0 #54 2 1,497
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
LT 0 #88 1 949
EC 0 #105 11 2,502
GE Girls 0 #108 1 1,564
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
OM 0 #120 2 6,215
CY Girls 0 #124 2 3,755
UY 0 #132 46 2,477
PA 0 #135 4 3,797
AR 0 #138 49 2,915
JO 0 #140 1 2,158
EE Girls 0 #141 2 1,888
UY Girls 0 #141 838 6,731
BW Girls 0 #147 5 4,216
BW Boys 0 #147 8 4,685
Belgium Girls 2024 #149 37 424
AR Girls 0 #149 1,283 8,289
EC Girls 0 #156 87 3,650
CR 0 #158 8 5,526
PR Girls 0 #166 2 3,171
LU Girls 0 #189 2 4,850
LT Girls 0 #194 7 1,904
MX Girls 0 #213 4,487 17,781
CO Girls 0 #218 3,685 16,140
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
MX 0 #228 203 8,339
EC Boys 0 #245 2 3,322
GR Girls 0 #247 3 6,293
CO 0 #248 300 7,768
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
MO Girls 0 #263 1 7,056
CL 0 #268 157 6,867
GR Boys 0 #271 3 6,912
CL Girls 0 #272 1,252 14,098
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
GT 0 #280 35 5,948
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
CR Girls 0 #291 278 11,342
PE 0 #293 18 6,350
AL Boys 0 #301 3 5,122
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
GT Girls 0 #325 195 7,500
DK Girls 0 #326 4 7,429
Spain Girls 0 #332 1,200 5,561
GH Girls 0 #333 5 6,973
JO Girls 0 #336 4 7,570
QA Girls 0 #338 6 15,378
Austria Girls 0 #342 79 1,885
CN Girls 0 #354 6 8,829
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
BR 0 #356 5 5,969
BO 0 #361 21 6,868
Spain 0 #361 92 2,326
MU Girls 0 #361 2 8,539
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
UY Boys 0 #378 22 5,922
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
PA Girls 0 #406 76 9,861
PH Boys 0 #407 2 11,440
France Girls 2019 #409 3 3,279
Germany 0 #421 17 2,542
OM Girls 0 #421 4 15,987
PH Girls 0 #422 8 13,098
AR Boys 0 #435 33 7,628
CM Girls 0 #454 87 11,671
BO Girls 0 #462 155 9,488
PT Girls 0 #467 5 7,952
ZA 0 #470 5 14,421
GT Boys 0 #491 9 7,625
PA Boys 0 #505 1 9,305
CR Boys 0 #506 5 10,188
RU Boys 0 #525 2 12,621
PS Girls 0 #543 5 10,981
AE Girls 0 #544 10 20,968
KW Girls 0 #553 9 19,177
LY 0 #555 5 12,703
PS Boys 0 #559 3 10,655
IR Boys 0 #564 2 10,162
CM Boys 0 #572 4 12,054
BH 0 #587 1 17,937
BO Boys 0 #617 6 9,244
IT 0 #619 96 4,183
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
SG Girls 0 #629 4 18,916
Germany Girls 0 #630 212 4,949
CL Boys 0 #635 31 13,390
PE Girls 0 #637 340 14,861
IL Girls 0 #641 5 11,648
LB 0 #642 17 13,263
HK Girls 0 #643 8 16,104
Finland Boys 2026 #676 7 3,552
IQ Boys 0 #696 2 13,071
SY 0 #718 11 11,684
BR Boys 0 #741 11 12,213
QA Boys 0 #743 1 18,093
KW Boys 0 #806 1 18,755
BR Girls 0 #811 131 12,708
MX Boys 0 #812 173 16,355
NG Girls 0 #825 2 15,093
PE Boys 0 #859 20 14,506
TN 0 #861 5 13,765
CO Boys 0 #867 54 15,656
IT Girls 0 #873 660 9,415
Spain Boys 0 #890 41 5,610
IT Boys 0 #902 607 10,046
United States Girls 2024 #907 10 8,487
OM Boys 0 #917 2 17,948
SA Girls 0 #922 14 25,931
NL Girls 0 #924 32 5,933
Germany Boys 0 #940 13 5,697
EG Girls 0 #949 11 14,742
NG Boys 0 #1,000 2 16,906
MY Girls 0 #1,071 2 24,821
MA 0 #1,118 11 20,986
ZA Girls 0 #1,129 13 25,928
AE Boys 0 #1,142 2 22,615
DZ 0 #1,163 14 20,130
ZA Boys 0 #1,169 10 25,619
MY Boys 0 #1,181 2 25,439
TR 0 #1,182 30 19,440
SA Boys 0 #1,684 8 28,008

Lore is popular in 70 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Belgium
Flanders, Belgium
Wallonia, Belgium
United States

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People also ask about Lore

Lore is predominantly a girl's name.
Lore is a one syllable name, pronounced /lɔːr/ (UK) or /lɔr/ (US), respelled: LOHR (rhymes with "door").
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Lora, Laura, Loretta, Lorelei, Loredana and Lorena.
Across languages, Lore has these equivalents: Laura (Latin/International), Laure (French), Lora (English/Spanish), Lara (Slavic/Russian), Lorena (Spanish/Portuguese), and 1 more.
Yes, very popular — Lore ranked #1 in Germany in 2023, and appears in official birth registries across 5 countries.
Lore ranks highest in Germany (#1 in 2023).
Lore's popularity is declining. It moved from #405 in 2009 to #409 in 2019 in France.