Loreto (name)
Loreto is a female and male given name and family name .
Origin and meaning
The first name used mainly in Spanish and Italian comes from the name of a city in Italy that was originally called Lauretum in Latin and means laurel grove . It is said that the house of the Virgin Mary was miraculously carried to this city by angels from Nazareth in the 13th century .
Italian name variants are Loreta , Loretta and Lorita.
Well-known namesake
Female
- Loreto Peralta (* 2004), Mexican child actress and voice actress
Male
- José Loreto Arismendi (1898–1979), Venezuelan lawyer and politician
- Loreto Garza (* 1963), American boxer
- Loreto Vittori (1604–1670), Italian opera singer and composer
family name
- Eduardo Di Loreto (1929-2010), Argentine football player and coach,
- Marco Di Loreto (* 1974), Italian football player
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Loreto. Retrieved May 19, 2019 .