Lorin is a given name. The meaning of Lorin derives from a bay or laurel plant; of Laurentum (wreathed/crowned with laurel). Laurentum, in turn is from laurus (laurel), from the place of laurel trees, laurel branch, laurel wreath. Laurentum was also a city in ancient Italy. It is also a Kurdish female given name, derived from the Kurmanji word lorî, meaning "lullaby".
Notable people with the name include:
Lorin Blodget (1823–1901), American physicist and writer
Lorin Farr (1820–1909), Mormon pioneer and the first mayor of Ogden, Utah
Lorin Maazel (1930–2014), conductor, violinist and composer
Lorin Morgan-Richards (1975), author and illustrator
Lorin J. Mullins (1917–1993), American biophysicist
Lorin Solon (1892–1967), All-American football player
Lorin C. Woolley (1856–1934), Mormon fundamentalist leader and a proponent of plural marriage
Lorin F. Wheelwright (1909–1987), American Latter-day Saint hymnwriter, composer, musical instructor and educator
