Western numerology
Number 1 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Baby names
Girl name
Loretta
"Diminutive of Laura or Lora referring to the laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory A saint's name; Pure; Small sage one; The laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory Old name with many variants; Variant of Laura: laurel or bay Also refers to the name of the town Loreto, where the holy house of the Virgin Mary was reputed to have been moved to during the 13th century"
Name profile
Loretta at a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Western numerology
- 1
- Indian numerology
- 8
- Characters
- 7
- Popular
- 137 family views
Number meaning for Loretta
Indian numerology
Number 8 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does Loretta mean?
Loretta is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with Indian, English, Latin context. Its meaning is recorded as: Diminutive of Laura or Lora referring to the laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory A saint's name; Pure; Small sage one; The laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory Old name with many variants; Variant of Laura: laurel or bay Also refers to the name of the town Loreto, where the holy house of the Virgin Mary was reputed to have been moved to during the 13th century
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Lorena
Girl
Filipino
Crowned with Laurels; laurel; Laurel The laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory Old name with many variants; Variant of Laura or Lora referring to the laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory
143 family views
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Lorena
Girl
Filipino
Crowned with Laurels; laurel; Laurel The laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory Old name with many variants; Variant of Laura or Lora referring to the laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory
143 family views
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Lorena
Girl
Filipino
Crowned with Laurels; laurel; Laurel The laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory Old name with many variants; Variant of Laura or Lora referring to the laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory
143 family views
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