The story behind Lorena
From Italian and Spanish, by folk etymology associated with Laura. Henry Webster's title for his song was inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's Lenore.
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): L AO0 R EH1 N AH0
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Lorena ranked #1293 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Lorena
Leonora
From the Italian short form of Eleonora, cognate to Eleanor.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Léonora
Borrowed from Italian Leonora.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Allegra
Borrowed from Italian allegra (“cheerful”), inspired by the musical term allegro.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Callista
Borrowed from Italian Callista, a conflation from two sources, both from Ancient Greek: * From Ancient Greek καλλίστη (kallístē), feminine of κάλλιστος (kállistos), superlative…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Carlotta
From Italian Carlotta, an equivalent of Charlotte.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Cayetana
From Cayetano, and this from the Latin Caiētānus (“inhabitant of Gaeta”), re-Latinized from Italian Gaetano, name of a saint.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Lorena
Bella
From Italian: a diminutive of Isabella and Arabella, by folk etymology interpreted as bella (“beautiful”). Likely a variant of Belle, perhaps from Latin or Italian,…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Carla
From German and Italian Carla. By surface analysis, Carl + -a. Borrowed from Italian Carla. Feminine form of Carlos, from Latin Carolus, of Germanic origin. Doublet of Carol,…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Carlo
From Italian Carlo, from Latin Carolus, from Germanic. Doublet of Charles, Carl, and Carlos. From Latin Carolus, from Germanic.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Lorena
Abraham
Middle English Abraham English Abraham From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Adolfo
Borrowed from Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Adolfo. From Latin Adolphus, Adolfus, from earlier Adalulfus, from Old High German Adalwolf, from Proto-Germanic *Aþalawulfaz…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Alberto
Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Alberto. Shorter form of Adalberto, from Latin Adalbertus, from Frankish *Aþalaberht. Borrowed from Spanish Alberto.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length