Loretta
Loretta is a female given name, the masculine version being Lauro. The name derives its name from the laurel tree which is symbolic 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 professor
- Loretta de Braose, Countess of Leicester, (c. 1185-c. 1266)
- Loretta Chase (born Loretta Lynda Chekani, 1949), American writer
- Loretta Chen (born 1976), Singaporean theatre director and actor
- Loretta Claiborne, American global speaker who competes in the Special Olympics
- Loretta Devine (born 1949), American actress
- Loretta Doyle (born 1963), British judoka
- Loretta Goggi (born 1950), Italian singer, actress, television host, and dancer
- Loretta King Hadler (1917–2007), American actress
- Loretta Harrop (born 1975), Australian triathlete
- Loretta Huber, American poker player, World Series of Poker champion 1988
- Loretta Jafelice, American voice actress
- Loretta Kelley, American fiddle player
- Loretta Long (born 1940), American actress
- Loretta Lux (born 1969), German fine art photographer working in Ireland
- Loretta Lynch (born 1959), Attorney General of the United States
- Loretta Lynn (born Loretta Webb; 1932–2022), American singer-songwriter
- Loretta McNeil (1907–1988), American athlete
- Loretta Nall, founder of the United States Marijuana Party
- Loretta Napoleoni (born 1955), Italian economist
- Loretta A. Preska (born 1949), American judge
- Loretta Petit, American radio personality
- Marion Loretta Reid (born 1929), Canadian politician
- Loretta Sanchez (born 1960), U.S. Representative
- Loretta Ables Sayre (born 1958), American actress and singer
- Loretta Schafer (1917–1998), American nun
- Loretta Schrijver (born 1956), Dutch television host
- Loretta Schwartz-Nobel, American journalist
- Loretta Spencer, American politician, former mayor of Huntsville, Alabama
- Loretta Swit (born 1937), American actress
- Loretta Tofani (born 1953), American journalist
- Loretta Clemens Tupper (1906–1990), American singer
- Loretta Ucelli, American management advisor who served as Assistant to the President and Director of White House
- Loretta Perfectus Walsh (1896–1925), first American active-duty Navy woman
- Loretta Weinberg (born 1935), American politician
- Loretta Yang, performing artist in the Taiwan cinema
- Loretta 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 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
See also
- Letter to Loretta (also known as The Loretta Young Show), NBC television series
- Dead Loretta, psychedelic rock band from Newark, Delaware formed in 2004
- Laurette (given name)
References
- "Loretta". SheKnows. 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- "Loretta: Name Meaning, Popularity, and Similar Names". Nameberry. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- "Loretta". BehindTheName. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
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