Save Type Political Subdivision Usage French, English Pronounced Pron. /lɔ.ʁɛn/(French) /lə.ˈɹeɪn/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Ultimately from Latin Lothari regnum meaning "kingdom of Lothar". Lothar was a Frankish king, the great-grandson of Charlemagne, whose realm was in the part of France now called Lorraine, or in German Lothringen. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootLothar (given name)Other Languages & CulturesLothringen(German) Lorena(Italian) Lothari Regnum(Late Roman) Lorena(Portuguese) Lorena(Romanian) Lorena(Spanish) Given Name DescendantsCharmaine, Laraine, Loraine, Lorayne, Lorraine, Lauraine, Lorainne, Sharmaine(English) Categories regions of France