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.
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