Lone

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See also: lone, lône, lőne, and lőné

Danish

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Etymology

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Shortened from Abelone, a Danish form of Apollonia, name of an early martyr, derived from the Ancient Greek god Apollo.

Proper noun

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Lone

  1. a female given name

References

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  • [1] Danskernes Navne: 29 237 females with the given name Lone have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the popularity peak in the 1960s. Accessed on March 20th, 2011.

Norwegian

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Etymology

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From Danish Lone. First recorded in Norway in 1848.

Proper noun

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Lone

  1. a female given name

References

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  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 1251 females with the given name Lone living in Norway on January 1st 2011. Accessed on March 29th 2011.