Loretta?

[Mum8]

Loretta, nickname Lottie, wdyt?
I don’t like the popularity of Charlotte and DH not fond of Carlotta. Is Loretta sweet?

I kept reading bad comments about it and I wanted to see if anyone else thinks it sounds as sweet as I think. Personally I never came across it before looking to see what name could Lottie be a nickname for.
I like its unusualness and refreshing to see that Sarah Jessica Parker used it, love her style and it is not popular at all

I love Loretta Lynn and Loretta Swit.

I think it was myself who suggested it. I know a very lovely young Mum with this name, I think it's lovely.

My friend's mum is called Loretta. To me it conjures up alcoholism with a whiff of Catholic repression. Sorry.

I think of Cher's character in Moonstruck. Lovely name.

blueskyinmarch Sorry to hear that, is your opinion related to how your friend’s mum is? Read in a name book that the name reminds of someone who drinks and smokes heavily and of course that kind of discouraged me... I like the name though and the Etta ending too and Lottie connection

I don’t like Loretta. But I honestly don’t know why... is there a ‘famous’ (infamous) Loretta? Sorry

Etta and Lotta are both lovely on their own imo.

I think it's lovely. I'd probably call her Etta/Ettie for short.

Just makes me think of her

Gosh, yes, Cher in Moonstruck. Wonderful.

It's quite pretty but completely unusable if you live anywhere with glottal stops instead of 't's.

I have a Loretta who is in her twenties, she loves her name. She was the only one in her school, never shortened it but did sometimes get called Lorie by her friends.

ColinsVeryJolly

Beat me to it

I adore Loretta its very Anerican to me a d it does make you think of a country singer or a broad working in a diner or bar. Nowt wrong with that! I think Sarah Jessica Parker has a Loretta

Sorry, makes me think of Monty Python, Life of Brian (shoring my age)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=sFBOQzSk14c

Sorry, not a fan. Not sure I'd use Lottie as a nn, possibly Lori or Etta though

I Love it! Lovely potential shortenings too, love Etta.

I find any names ending in Etta very harsh.

I like it. I like names that end in Etta and I like the idea of giving her the nn Lottie.

I have a cousin called Loretta, we call her lolly.

“My name is Loretta, but I prefer Lottie...” Makes me think of The Curse of Milhaven by Nick Cave & the bad seeds. I like it.

Cleveland’s wife.

Life of Brian scene instantly sprang to my mind too!

Yes ColinsVeryJolly that was my thought too! I can't read it without saying it in Clevelands voice in my head.

I’d like it fir my next cats name

Second verse of Get Back by the Beatles. I like it.