Baby name
Loretta
/loh · RET · ah/
Meaning
“Bay laurel”
English and Italian diminutive of Laura, from Latin laurus meaning 'bay laurel', the laurel wreath of victory.
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.