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Does anyone know anything about the name Loeta? It is my grandmother's name, pronounced lo-EE-tah. She was born in 1920, Western USA. She was the eldest of 9, the rest of whom have common names. Loeta had an older cousin Loeta that she may have been named after -- other than that, she knew nothing about her name other than half-remembered family talk that it had a potential Spanish (California) source.
It is similar to other names more popular at the time -- Leota, Leona, Lois, Louella, Louise -- but doesn't appear to be related to any of these.
I am presuming it may just be an invention with an on-trend for the time sound, but recently started wondering if there could be a connection to Dolores. (People would mistake her name for Lolita, which bothered her -- but it seems to me it could be a related diminutive.) Thoughts? Thank you!
Edit: Apparently there is a poem from the mid-1800s about a fairy Queen Loeta. Interesting...
It is similar to other names more popular at the time -- Leota, Leona, Lois, Louella, Louise -- but doesn't appear to be related to any of these.
I am presuming it may just be an invention with an on-trend for the time sound, but recently started wondering if there could be a connection to Dolores. (People would mistake her name for Lolita, which bothered her -- but it seems to me it could be a related diminutive.) Thoughts? Thank you!
Edit: Apparently there is a poem from the mid-1800s about a fairy Queen Loeta. Interesting...
This message was edited 4/3/2017, 11:42 AM
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