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Loretta (female)

Variants:Laura (F) Lauretta (F) Laurette (F)
Masculine form:Loreto (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English form of Lauretta the Italian diminutive form of Laura [q.v.]. Whyte suggests that it is predominantly used in Catholic families.
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