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My name is Lorena and its pronounced lor-E-na but everyone always pronounces it loraina, which is not the way its spelled. Also its pronounced exactly the same way as the small town outside of Waco, Tx and although people pronounce the town properly they never pronounce my name properly.

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Nicknames for Lorena: | Edit

Lo; Lore; Lori; Loren; Rena; Lorri; Lora; Lena; Ren; Rain; Lola

Meanings and history of the name Lorena: | Edit

The only information I've found on it is that it is derived from the name Laurel meaning the plant used to make roman laurel crowns

Famous real-life people named Lorena: | Edit

Lorena Herrera, actress
Lorena Ochoa, golfer

Lorena in song, story & screen: | Edit

Lorena was a main character in the Nickelodeon show "The Brothers Garcia".
In "Gone with the Wind", Scarlett O'Hara named her daughter Ella Lorena Kennedy, after a popular song, "Lorena".
Lorena Wood Parker from the western book sires and film "Lonesome Dove."
Lorena Krasiki, a vampire from the series "Southern Vampire Mysteries" and the television adaptation "True Blood."
Lorena Costa, a character from the NBC teen sitcom, "California Dreams."