Loretta
Loretta is a female given name that is mostly used in the English-speaking world. Loretta is the feminine form of Lorenz , which has its origin in the ancient Roman surname Laurentius (= the one from the city of Laurentium) .
variants
- Loreta (Lithuanian)
name day
Loretta's name day is December 10th.
Name bearers
- Loretta Bradley (* 1941), American psychologist
- Loretta de Briouze , Countess of Leicester (uncertain: † 1266), English noblewoman and hermit
- Loretta Devine (born 1949), American actress
- Loretta Goggi (born 1950), Italian singer and actress
- Loretta Harrop (* 1975), Australian triathlete
- Loretta di Lelio (1918–2013), Italian opera singer (lyric soprano), vocal teacher and bel canto expert
- Loretta Long (born 1938), American actress
- Loretta Lux (* 1969), German painter and photographer
- Loretta Lynch (* 1959), American lawyer and politician with the Democratic Party
- Loretta Lynn (born 1932), American country singer
- Loretta McNeil (1907–1988), American athlete
- Loretta Müller (* 1982), Swiss politician
- Loretta Napoleoni (* 1955), Italian journalist and political analyst
- Loretta Pflaum (* 1972), Austrian actress
- Loretta Sanchez (* 1960), American politician
- Loretta von Sponheim (1300–1346), countess from the Sponheim family
- Loretta Stern (* 1974), German actress
- Loretta Swit (born 1937), American actress
- Loretta Young (1913-2000), American actress
- Loretta Walz (* 1955), German director, author, film producer and lecturer for film production and media design
- Loretta Wollenberg (* 1959), German actress and director
Individual evidence
- ↑ name days. (No longer available online.) In: erzdioezese-wien.at. Archived from the original on May 16, 2012 ; accessed on September 10, 2010 (German). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
