Meaning, origin and history of the name Lohengrin
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Gender Masculine
Usage Arthurian Cycle
Meaning & History
From the earlier form Loherangrin, derived from Lothringen, the German name for the region of Lorraine. It appears in Arthurian legend, initially in the 13th-century German poem Parzival by Wolfram von Eschenbach, belonging to a son of the knight Parzival. The tales were adapted by Richard Wagner for his opera Lohengrin (1850).
Related Names
RootLothringen (place name)
VariantLoherangrin
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Entry updated December 7, 2022