- Girl
- 7 letters
Loretta is a girl’s name of Anglo-Saxon, English, Italian, Latin and Spanish origin. Meaning in Anglo-Saxon: Small sage one. Meaning in English: The laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory. Old name with many variants. Meaning in Italian: laurel or bay. Also refers to the name of the town Loreto, where the holy house of the Virgin Mary was reputed to have been moved to during the 13th century. Meaning in Latin: Diminutive of Laura or Lora referring to the laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory. A saint’s name. Meaning in Spanish: Pure. Loretta is a variant of Laura. The name has 7 letters.
Related names
Lorenz
BoyGerman Italian Swedish
Laurel.
Lorenza
GirlEnglish Latin Italian
The laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory. Old name with many variants. Feminine of Lorenzo from Lawrence meaning from Laurentium.
Lorenzo
BoyItalian Latin Literary Spanish
Laurence: From the place of laurel trees. Lorenzo was the name of Jessica's lover in Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice'. Laurel. A literary name from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, where it belongs to a young man in love with Jessica, Shylock's daughter. Laurence: From the place of laurel trees. Lorenzo was the name of Jessica's lover in Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice'. Lorenzo de' Medici was a patron of Michaelangelo and Da Vinci.
Loreta
GirlEnglish Latin
Diminutive of Laura or Lora referring to the laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory.
Lorette
UnisexEnglish Latin
Diminutive of Laura or Lora referring to the laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory.
Loretto
BoyLatin
Laurel.
Lori
GirlEnglish Latin
The laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory. Old name with many variants. Laurel tree or sweet bay tree (symbols of honour and victory).
Loria
UnisexEnglish
Modern variant of Lora and Laurie referring to the laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory.