Loretta
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. Loretta It is a name given by the Italians of Ancient Italy as a way to compliment beautiful girls, which, luckily, Loretta also means Beautiful, Pleasant or Kind Girl or Young Woman..
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, Lauretta, Loreta, Loritta, and Loreto.
People with this name
- Loretta Bradley, American professor
- Loretta de Braose, Countess of Leicester,
- Loretta Carter Hanes, American educator, activist
- Loretta Chase, American writer
- Loretta Chen, Singaporean theatre director and actor
- Loretta Claiborne, American global speaker who competes in the Special Olympics
- Loretta Devine, American actress
- Loretta Doyle, British judoka
- Loretta Goggi, Italian singer, actress, television host, and dancer
- Loretta King Hadler, American actress
- Loretta Harrop, 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, American actress
- Loretta Lux, German fine art photographer working in Ireland
- Loretta Lynch, Attorney General of the United States
- Loretta Lynn, American singer-songwriter
- Loretta McNeil, American athlete
- Loretta Nall, founder of the United States Marijuana Party
- Loretta Napoleoni, Italian economist
- Loretta A. Preska, American judge
- Marion Loretta Reid, Canadian politician
- Loretta Sanchez, U.S. Representative
- Loretta Ables Sayre, American actress and singer
- Loretta Schafer, American nun
- Loretta Schrijver, Dutch television host
- Loretta Schwartz-Nobel, American journalist
- Loretta Spencer, American politician, former mayor of Huntsville, Alabama
- Loretta Swit, American actress
- Loretta Tofani, American journalist
- Loretta Clemens Tupper, American singer
- Loretta Ucelli, American management advisor who served as Assistant to the President and Director of White House
- Loretta Perfectus Walsh, first American active-duty Navy woman
- Loretta Weinberg, American politician
- Loretta Yang, performing artist in the Taiwan cinema
- Loretta Young, 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 Lynn, main character in Coal Miner's Daughter
- Loretta Tortelli in the American television show Cheers
- Loretta Wade in the American television show NCIS: New Orleans
- Loretta, 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 Ernest Cline
- Loretta Durkin, a character in the American television show ''Only Murders in the Building''