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View Name: Loreto


LORETO
GENDER: Feminine & Masculine
USAGE: Italian
Meaning & History
From the name of a town in Italy, originally called Lauretana in Latin. Supposedly in the 13th century the house of the Virgin Mary was miraculously carried by angels from Nazareth to the town.
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VARIANTS: Loreta, Loretta, Lorita
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