As described in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)


(Welsh.) Local. From lorn, bare, naked, exposed, and maes, a field, a name of placeā€”the place in the open field.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.


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