Loretta is a female given name , the masculine version being Lauro. The name is a diminutive form of Lora, itself a form of Laura, which refers to the laurel tree, a symbol of victory.[ 1] [ 2]
This name is Italian in origin; it was popularized in the United States in the 1930s. It has many variant forms, including Laura , Lora , Loreen , Lorene , Lorinda/Laurinda (English), Lauretta , Loreta , and Loreto (Italian).[ 3]
People with this name
Loretta Bradley (born 1933), American professorLoretta de Braose , Countess of Leicester, (c. 1185-c. 1266)Loretta Chase (born Loretta Lynda Chekani, 1949), American writerLoretta Chen (born 1976), Singaporean theatre director and actorLoretta Claiborne , American global speaker who competes in the Special OlympicsLoretta Devine (born 1949), American actressLoretta Doyle (born 1963), British judokaLoretta Goggi (born 1950), Italian singer, actress, television host, and dancerLoretta King Hadler (1917–2007), American actressLoretta Harrop (born 1975), Australian triathleteLoretta Huber , American poker player, World Series of Poker champion 1988Loretta Jafelice , American voice actressLoretta Kelley , American fiddle playerLoretta Long (born 1940), American actressLoretta Lux (born 1969), German fine art photographer working in IrelandLoretta Lynch (born 1959), Attorney General of the United StatesLoretta Lynn (born Loretta Webb; 1932–2022), American singer-songwriterLoretta McNeil (1907–1988), American athleteLoretta Nall , founder of the United States Marijuana PartyLoretta Napoleoni (born 1955), Italian economistLoretta A. Preska (born 1949), American judgeMarion Loretta Reid (1929–2023), Canadian politicianLoretta Sanchez (born 1960), U.S. RepresentativeLoretta Ables Sayre (born 1958), American actress and singerLoretta Schafer (1917–1998), American nunLoretta Schrijver (born 1956), Dutch television hostLoretta Schwartz-Nobel , American journalistLoretta Spencer , American politician, former mayor of Huntsville, AlabamaLoretta Swit (born 1937), American actressLoretta Tofani (born 1953), American journalistLoretta Clemens Tupper (1906–1990), American singerLoretta Ucelli , American management advisor who served as Assistant to the President and Director of White HouseLoretta Perfectus Walsh (1896–1925), first American active-duty Navy womanLoretta Weinberg (born 1935), American politicianLoretta Yang , performing artist in the Taiwan cinemaLoretta Young (1913–2000), American actress
Fictional characters
Loretta , formerly Stan, in the film Monty Python's Life of Brian Loretta Brown in the American animated show Family Guy Loretta Callisto in the American animated show Miles from Tomorrowland Loretta Castorini, the main character in the film Moonstruck , played by Cher
Loretta Jones in the British soap opera Hollyoaks Loretta Tortelli in the American television show Cheers Loretta Wade in the American television show NCIS: New Orleans Loretta is a boss in the video game Elden Ring, also referred to as Loretta, Knight of the Haligtree
Loretta mother of Wade Watson in the novel “Ready Player One” by Earnest Cline
See also
References
^ Charnock, Richard Stephen (1882). Prænomina . Ludgate Hill, London: Trübner & Co. ^ "Loretta" . SheKnows . 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2021-07-27 .^ "Loretta" . BehindTheName . Retrieved 2022-01-16 .
