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I think it's nice. Lorraine makes more sense to me because it's what I'm used to seeing, but I like Laur- names generally too. I might assume that someone with this spelling was named after a Laura or a Laurence.

I think it looks fake. Lorraine was the form most widely used where I live, followed by Loraine, but I think it peaked in the 1940s so it might be due for a new surge in popularity. Except for a very few names (Justine, Suzanne), I don't like spondees so it doesn't appeal to me much.

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There was a cricketer here in South Africa a long time ago - 1960s perhaps - whose given name was Lorraine; he was known as Lorrie. This was because of some World War I link that his family had.

I adore Lorraine, not a big fan of Lauraine. Not sure why, since I really like Laura and Laurel.

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I guess I just prefer the Lorraine spelling.

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It is in our top 10 for girls.

This message was edited 1/24/2017, 6:25 AM

I'm not wowed by Lorraine. It's so dated. Also, I think your spelling would have issues since most people are familiar with Lorraine. In fact, I've never seen Lauraine before. It doesn't look bad; I still think it would be problematic. As a mn, probably not.

I think, either Lauren or Lorraine...pick one!

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I hate both myself, probably because when I was at school Lorraine was popular, so people would assume that I must be called that and had just misspelled or mis-pronounced my own name! As I got older, Lauren and Laura have taken that spot....

I like both Lorraine and Lauraine written but said out loud, it's just such a dated name to me. I can't get past that.

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I like it!
It is a fresh variant.
I like Lorraine because of the French region BUT in Lauraine I can see both "laurel" and Laura and it means a nature and literarian name.

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It sounds nice (if a little dated), but the spelling Lauraine just has too many vowels. Stick with Lorraine - or, if you don't like the double-R, then Loraine.

I feel like the part "laura" is drawn out more than it needs to be because the emphasis of this name is usually on "aine". This makes the name read awkwardly, because one doesn't know where to put the emphasis. So, something simpler at the beginning would work well, such as: Lorraine.

Interesting! I've never seen Lorraine spelled like this before. I think this spelling would be difficult for people to remember, but I actually prefer it to Lorraine. Lauraine has some melodrama to it!

Prefer the spelling of Lorraine, and the fact that it is a region in France is a plus for me!