Loretto
Variation of Loretta
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Loretto Origin and Meaning
The name Loretto is a girl's name meaning "bay laurel".
Loretto is an old school spelling of the more common Loretta, which comes from the Italian Laura diminutive Lauretta. Antiquated to the point of extinction -- no baby girls have received the name in the US for more than half a century -- Loretto nevertheless ranked among the Top 1000 names until the early 20th centiury.
# 899 in the US