Loretta
[ləˈrɛtə]Meaning
perhaps a variant of Lauretta or Loreto, or a diminutive of names beginning with Lor
Background Story
Loretta is a female given name, the masculine version being Lauro. Behind the Name describes it as perhaps a variant of Lauretta or Loreto, or a diminutive of names beginning with Lor, while Wikipedia derives it as a diminutive of Lora, itself a form of Laura, referring to the laurel tree. It is used in many languages, including Ancient Roman, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German and Greek, and was popularized in the United States in the 1930s. A famous bearer was the American actress Loretta Young (1913-2000), whose birth name was Gretchen.
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