English translation/equivalent: Loredana

Origin: Derived from a form of the name Lauretana, title of the Madonna di Loreto, which had its origin in the Latin Lauretum, meaning "small woods of laurel."

Name Day/Onomastico: December 10—in memory of St. Loredana of Loreto.

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