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Gender Feminine
Usage Italian, Italian (Tuscan), Theatre
Meaning & History
Probably coined by Pietro Mascagni for the titular character of his "dramma lirico" or lyric opera Lodoletta (1917), which was based on the novel Two Little Wooden Shoes by Marie Louise de la Ramée, (Ouida).
He most likely coined the name as a diminutive of lodola, a Tuscan dialectal variant of allodola "lark" (ultimately derived from Latin alauda). In Italy, the name is almost exclusively found in Tuscany.
He most likely coined the name as a diminutive of lodola, a Tuscan dialectal variant of allodola "lark" (ultimately derived from Latin alauda). In Italy, the name is almost exclusively found in Tuscany.