Loreto

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
4/5/2022, 10:13 PM	Mike C	update #112
4/16/2019, 9:13 PM	Mike C	update #103
10/20/2016, 1:17 AM	Mike C	update #93
3/21/2014, 10:33 PM	Mike C	update #88
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Feminine & Masculine

Usage Spanish, Italian

Pronounced Pron. lo-REH-to

Meaning & History

From the name of a town in Italy, originally called Lauretum in Latin, meaning "laurel grove". Supposedly in the 13th century the house of the Virgin Mary was miraculously carried by angels from Nazareth to the town. In Spain it is a feminine name, from the Marian title Nuestra Señora de Loreto, while in Italy it is mostly masculine.