Baby name
FADING
🇩🇪 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 Loretta
/loh · RET · ah/
Meaning
“Bay laurel”
English and Italian diminutive of Laura, from Latin laurus meaning 'bay laurel', the laurel wreath of victory.
Nicknames
lori · etta
Vibe
warm
How it ages.
Country music glamour with deep Italian roots, currently vintage, warming for revival.
The cultural moment.
Rare for babies now; Loretta Lynn keeps it alive in American cultural memory.