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What does Lorretta mean?
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).
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)
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).
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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