Loretta

Loretta is a female given name, the masculine version being Lauro. The name derives its name from the laurel tree which is symbolic of victory.

This name is Italian in origin; it was popularized in the United States in the 1930s. It has many variant forms, including Laura, Lora, Loreen, Lorene, Lorinda/Laurinda (English), Lauretta, Loreta, and Loreto (Italian).

People with this name

 * Loretta Bradley (born 1933), American professor
 * Loretta de Braose, Countess of Leicester, (c. 1185-c. 1266)
 * Loretta Chase (born Loretta Lynda Chekani, 1949), American writer
 * Loretta Chen (born 1976), Singaporean theatre director and actor
 * Loretta Claiborne, American global speaker who competes in the Special Olympics
 * Loretta Devine (born 1949), American actress
 * Loretta Doyle (born 1963), British judoka
 * Loretta Goggi (born 1950), Italian singer, actress, television host, and dancer
 * Loretta King Hadler (1917–2007), American actress
 * Loretta Harrop (born 1975), Australian triathlete
 * Loretta Huber, American poker player, World Series of Poker champion 1988
 * Loretta Jafelice, American voice actress
 * Loretta Kelley, American fiddle player
 * Loretta Long (born 1940), American actress
 * Loretta Lux (born 1969), German fine art photographer working in Ireland
 * Loretta Lynch (born 1959), Attorney General of the United States
 * Loretta Lynn (born Loretta Webb; 1932–2022), American singer-songwriter
 * Loretta McNeil (1907–1988), American athlete
 * Loretta Nall, founder of the United States Marijuana Party
 * Loretta Napoleoni (born 1955), Italian economist
 * Loretta A. Preska (born 1949), American judge
 * Marion Loretta Reid (1929–2023), Canadian politician
 * Loretta Sanchez (born 1960), U.S. Representative
 * Loretta Ables Sayre (born 1958), American actress and singer
 * Loretta Schafer (1917–1998), American nun
 * Loretta Schrijver (born 1956), Dutch television host
 * Loretta Schwartz-Nobel, American journalist
 * Loretta Spencer, American politician, former mayor of Huntsville, Alabama
 * Loretta Swit (born 1937), American actress
 * Loretta Tofani (born 1953), American journalist
 * Loretta Clemens Tupper (1906–1990), American singer
 * Loretta Ucelli, American management advisor who served as Assistant to the President and Director of White House
 * Loretta Perfectus Walsh (1896–1925), first American active-duty Navy woman
 * Loretta Weinberg (born 1935), American politician
 * Loretta Yang, performing artist in the Taiwan cinema
 * Loretta Young (1913–2000), American actress

Fictional characters

 * Loretta, formerly Stan, in the film Monty Python's Life of Brian
 * Loretta Brown in the American animated show Family Guy
 * Loretta Callisto in the American animated show Miles from Tomorrowland
 * Loretta Castorini, the main character in the film Moonstruck, played by Cher
 * Loretta Jones in the British soap opera Hollyoaks
 * Loretta Tortelli in the American television show Cheers
 * Loretta Wade in the American television show NCIS: New Orleans
 * Loretta is a boss in the video game Elden Ring, also referred to as Loretta, Knight of the Haligtree
 * Loretta mother of Wade Watson in the novel “Ready Player One” by Earnest Cline