Lorne

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Lorne (countable and uncountable, plural Lornes)

1. A male given name.
2. A surname
3. Ellipsis of Marquess of Lorne.
   1. Ellipsis of Lord Lorne, Governor General of Canada (1878–1883): John Campbell (1845–1914), the Marquess of Lorne (1847–1900), 9th Duke of Argyll (1900–1914).
4. A placename:
   1. A number of places in Australia:
      1. A town in Victoria, Australia.
      2. A lake in Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria, Australia; in full, Lake Lorne.
      3. A village in Camden Haven, New South Wales, Australia.
   2. A number of places in Canada:
      1. Ellipsis of Rural Municipality of Lorne: a rural municipality of Manitoba, Canada.
      2. A district of the county of Restigouche, New Brunswick, Canada.
      3. A parish of the county of Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada; in full, Lorne Parish.
      4. A hill in Yukon, Canada; in full, Mount Lorne.
   3. A number of places in Scotland, United Kingdom:
      1. Ellipsis of Firth of Lorne: a firth between the Isle of Mull and mainland Scotland, United Kingdom.
      2. A former province, a district of Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom.
   4. A number of places in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in the township of Minnesota Falls, county of Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, United States.
      2. An unincorporated community in the county of Caroline, Virginia, United States.