Small sage one. The laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory. Old name with many variants. 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. Diminutive of Laura or Lora referring to the laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory. A saint's name. Pure.
Form of Luke. Light; illumination. Light. A literary name from Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, where it belongs to a fantastic. Form of Luke. 'Light; illumination.'. Spanish form of Luke 'light'. Brings light.