page_title: Lorna
hierarchical_section_title: Lorna
caption_attribution_description: English: The Lorna Doone statue, Dulverton, Somerset The heroine of R D Blackmore's novel set in Exmoor. The statue was created by George Stephenson and given to the town in 1990 by an american, Dr. Whitman Pearson, She stands by the headquarters of the Exmoor National Park
context_page_description: Lorna is a feminine given name. The name is said to have been first coined by R. D. Blackmore for the heroine of his novel Lorna Doone, which appeared in 1869. Blackmore appears to have derived this name from the Scottish placename Lorn/Lorne. In the U.S., according to the 1990 census, the name ranks 572 of 4275, and as a surname, Lorna ranks 62296 out of 88799.
context_section_description: Lorna is a feminine given name. The name is said to have been first coined by R. D. Blackmore for the heroine of his novel Lorna Doone, which appeared in 1869. Blackmore appears to have derived this name from the Scottish placename Lorn/Lorne. In the U.S., according to the 1990 census, the name ranks 572 of 4275, and as a surname, Lorna ranks 62296 out of 88799.
caption: Statue of Lorna Doone, the heroine of R. D. Blackmore's 1869 novel of the same name
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