Loretta?

[BettyBi0]

I love this name and its NNs; Lottie, Lori or Etta.
Having run it by a couple of friends feedback hasn't been so great. Apparently it's a working class western name in the US or makes people think of country music??

What do you think?

Other front runners at the moment are; Tabitha (currently being vetoed by DP for being too posh), Liberty or Katherine (too boring?)

[Alisvolatpropiis]

Lynn.

[BoyMeetsWorld]

I quite like it. But do think general associations not so great.

[mrsWast]

it's a bit country and western, isn't it? tabitha is a fabulous name (possibly biased).

[CruCru]

It's a lovely name.

[ginzillas]

It's my mother in law's name (although slightly different spelling) and she is mainly known as Laurie or Lol.
Think she was 'Lolly' when younger. I like it.

[ginzillas]

I love Liberty too! But it was vetoed by DH.

[PrincessRomy]

I love Loretta. Was on the list if ds had turned out to be a dd.

[PoppyAmex]

Liberty is nice.

Loretta evokes the image of a 65 year old country singer in Nashville with red lipstick and a cigarette in the corner of her mouth.

[GreatJoanUmber]

To me it's very much Monty Python- "I want to be a woman now, and you can call me Loretta" - not sure I could shake off that association!

[ArabellaBeaumaris]

Loretta Bobbit. Can't get rid of the association.

[ArabellaBeaumaris]

Sorry! My association was wrong - it's Lorena Bobbit.

[C0ffeeN0biscuit]

I knew a drippy slightly condescending one years ago. Im going to say no.

[PoppadomPreach]

For GreatJoan........

I want to be called "Loretta"

(Sorry OP, Monty Python was my first thought too!)

[CressidaMontgomery]

Horrible and hard sounding

[MacaYoniandCheese]

Diner waitress. Sorry . How about just Etta? Or Harriet? Charlotte?

[Wishfulmakeupping]

I'm not a fan -Etta however is far far nicer

[ImAFrequentNameChanger]

First thought is that it reminds me of the Nick Cave song 'The Curse Of Millhaven' Cool song but not sure I'd name my DD it.

[buttercrumble]

Sorry not keen at all

[BettyBi0]

Thanks for your honesty.
I just realised that the Nick Cave song was probably where I got it from. Yikes I'm not sure what a therapist would make of that!
Another name bites the dust.

[JazzAnnNonMouse]

All of the nicknames are far preferable to the full name. I really like Etta and Lori as full names

The connotations for me are American sleaze sorry

[foofooyeah]

I like it but a bit too country and western for me.

[CherryLips1980]

Loretta makes me think of Family Guy first off.

That aside, I like it though.