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![]() | CHARMIAN female English (Rare) Form of CHARMION used by Shakespeare in his play 'Antony and Cleopatra' (1606). | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | CHARMION female Ancient Greek Greek name derived from χαρμα (charma) meaning "delight". This was the name of one of Cleopatra's servants, as recorded by Plutarch. | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | LORRAINE female English From the name of a region in France, originally meaning "kingdom of LOTHAR". Lothar was a Frankish king, the great-grandson of Charlemagne, whose realm was in the part of France that is now called Lorraine, or in German Lothringen (from Latin Lothari regnum). As a given name, it has been used in the English-speaking world since the late 19th century, perhaps due to its similar sound with Laura. It became popular after World War I when the region was in the news, as it was contested between Germany and France. | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | LOTHAR male German, Ancient Germanic From the Germanic name Chlodochar meaning "famous army", derived from the elements hlud "famous" and hari "army". This was the name of a 9th-century Frankish king, the son of Louis I, who ruled the region called Lorraine. It was also borne by medieval kings of France, Italy and the Holy Roman Empire. | |||||||||||||||||||
| EQUIVALENTS |
| ENGLISH: Charmaine |
| OTHER FORMS |
| ANCIENT GERMANIC: Chlodochar, Chlothar, Lothar |
| ANCIENT GREEK: Charmion |
| CROATIAN: Lorena |
| ENGLISH: Charmian, Laraine, Lauraine, Loraine, Lorainne, Lorayne, Lori, Lorie, Lorraine, Lorri, Lorrie, Raine |
| FRENCH: Lothaire |
| GERMAN: Lothar |
| HISTORY: Lothair |
| ITALIAN: Lorena, Lotario |
| PORTUGUESE: Lorena |
| SPANISH: Lorena |