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Lorretta

What does Lorretta mean?

Lorretta Pronunciation of Lorretta as a girls' name is of Latin derivation, and the name Lorretta means "the bay, or laurel plant". Lorretta is a variant form of Laura (Latin). Lorretta is also a derivative of Loretta (Italian, Latin).

STARTS/ENDS WITH Lo-, -ta

ASSOCIATED WITH bay (tree)

Variations

VARIANTS Lowretta, Lorita, Loreta, Leretta, Laurita, Lauretta, Larretta, Laretta

ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA LAURA, LORETTA Lauretha, Laurette, Lorena, Lorenza, Lorette, Lorrette

CREATIVE FORMS
(female)

(male)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Lorretta Iyla (L.I.), ..

How popular is Lorretta?

Lorretta is a very popular first name for women (#1857 out of 4276, Top 43%) but a unique last name for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Lorretta entered the list in 1910-1919 and reached its top position of #1142 in the U.S. in the 1930s, but is not ranked at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Lorretta name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Lorretta outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Laura (#340 VIA LATEST LIST), Lauretta, Laurette, Lorena (#1185), Lorenza, Loreta, Loretta (#1085), Lorette and Lorita are the popular varying forms of Lorretta. These relations of Lorretta reached the peak of their popularity 138 years ago (MEDIAN #1253) and have become much less conventional since (#1661, 92.7% LESS USAGE).



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Lorretta, Laura, Lauretta, Laurette, Lorena in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Lorenza, Loreta, Loretta, Lorette, Lorita in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Laura outside U.S.

Similar Names

Suggested similar-sounding names are Amoretta, Arletta, Arnetta, Bernetta, Birgetta (see Birgit), Bretta, Brietta, Carletta, Claretta, Coetta, Concetta, Conetta, Coronetta, Correena, Corrella, Corretta, Corvetta, Cosetta, Darnetta, Donetta, Doretta, Dorette, Earletta, Erletta, Floretta, Georgetta, Joetta, Johnetta, Joletta, Jolietta, Jonetta, Jorjetta, Jorjette, Karletta, Koretta, Korette, Lacretia, Lanetta, Laretha, Larita, Larreina, Lavetta, Lecretia, Linetta, Lisbetta, Loleta, Loletta, Lonette, Lorenia, Lorra, Lorraina, Lorree, Lorrella, Lorren, Lorrna, Loucette, Loucretia, Louisetta, Lourdetta, Lourdette, Lourenca (see Lauren), Lucretia, Lunetta, Lurette, Lynetta, Maretta, Marietta, Marketta, Maryetta, Norbeta, Oretta, Ornetta (see Arnette), Robetta (see Roberta), Rosetta and Rozletta (see Roza). These names tend to be less frequently used than Lorretta.

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