The lorette Surname
lorette Name Meaning and History
- French: habitational name from Lorette in the Loire, whose name is cognate with that of Loreto in Italy.
- French: from a French form of Italian Loreto, either a metronymic from the female personal name or the surname probably alludes to the Italian place name, possibly denoting someone who had been on a pilgrimage to Loreto.
- French and English: from a pet form of Laura, a feminine form of Lawrence.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 18 - Messages: 73
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Lourette |
 Genuinegypsy
| 0 |
| Lorette/Randeau/Dubeau |
Jeanneheiserman29
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| Nicole Lorette & Paul Emile Gagnon 1934 |
robertgagnon158
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| Letter from Lorette, Loretter in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1860s and 1870s, from Czechoslovakia | R. Myers | 0 |
| Lorette ancestors in New England Canada |
davelorett
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| New England Lorett- Lorette - Elorett - Elorette | Craig H. Mosher | 10 |
| Lorette, Larette Alphonsise | Debi | 0 |
| Larrette? Lorette? Irish Canadians |
scotincanada
| 0 |
| ? spelling LOURETTE: | David A. Macaulay | 5 |
| LORETTE/LORETT/LORETH IN MISSOURI AND OKLAHOMA | Jinni Lorette Pope | 2 |
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