Thoughts on Loretta?

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DH and I both big Beatles fans, I have always loved the name Loretta. Thoughts?

It's a very old fashioned nickname in Italy. One famous singer in her 80s.
Or country and western, as others have said.

I think it's a lovely name

It’s a joke name. Life of Brian.

I know of an English Loretta. It's a pretty name although definitely has American vibes to it.

Awful

It’s so annoying when people do this to threads.

I think Lynn, as in Loretta Lynn, rather than LOB but I don’t think that’s a reason to avoid it, necessarily. I think it’s pretty enough but I’d worry about it being said ‘Loh-Reh-Uh.’

Yep...i immediately thought of life of brian too!

I never understand why people bring up old films eg monty python or random tv shows like east Enders or whatever. It’s not as if the contemporaries of said child will have ever watched them. By the time they hit school there’ll probably unflattering portrayal of Arlo or Evie or whatever names you feel are ‘acceptable’. It’s a lovely name and at least she won’t be one of ten in her class

LoB is a classic. My kids have all seen it 100 times.

@TatianaBis

LoB is a classic. My kids have all seen it 100 times.

And do they go and bully kids because they heard their name in a film?

It's a rather unattractive name. It has strong associations with Country and Western music for me too, although that might be a bonus if you're a fan.

@Washyourtoes Desperate.

There was one in my class at school in the 70s, she was a spiteful little madam. For that reason alone I don’t like it sorry.

[quote TatianaBis]@Washyourtoes Desperate.[/quote]
Ah that’s a shame. Maybe you can work on that with them.

Or you could just grow up.

@TatianaBis

Or you could just grow up.

Happy to say that I am. So we’re all sorted on that front. Guess you just need to sort out the bullying now. Don’t want to tell you how to parent or anything, but generally not letting your kids watch age 15 rated films ‘hundreds of times’ can help. Good luck.

I know a woman called Loretta who is absolutely lovely and vibrant but it seems like a dated name to me despite this.

Enough nonsense @Washyourtoes

@TatianaBis

Enough nonsense *@Washyourtoes*

What nonsense?

It immediately makes me think of Loretta Swit from MASH, which is a very positive association

I've never met anyone with the name but I know a Lorena which has a similar feel.

I really like it!

I love it. Think it’s gorgeous. Names are of course personal taste but it’s easy to pronounce, easy to spell, no obviously awful connotations, not dated to a particular moment in time and is a proper name. Nothing wrong with it.

Most people under 50 if not 60 aren’t going to be familiar with Loretta Lynn.

Makes me think of someone warm and lovely, maybe even vivacious. So much more charm and character than the endless Susannah, Philippa and Ottillie sort of shit I see people waxing lyrical about on here.

Strangely, I quite like it. But then I quite like Italian-American 'Bronx-ish' names. Loretta, (Marga)Rita, Angie, Gloria. I sort of wish I'd had the courage to call my daughter Gloria.

Love it!

@RaspberryCoulis

Francis : Why are you always on about women, Stan?

Stan : I want to be one.

Reg : What?

Stan : I want to be a woman. From now on, I want you all to call me 'Loretta'.

Reg : What?

Stan : It's my right as a man.

Judith : Well, why do you want to be Loretta, Stan?

Stan : I want to have babies.

Reg : You want to have babies?

Stan : It's every man's right to have babies if he wants them.

Reg : But... you can't have babies!

Stan : Don't you oppress me!

Reg : I'm not oppressing you, Stan! You haven't got a womb! Where's the foetus going to gestate? You going to keep it in a box?

🤣 Made me smile

I must miss the context as I don’t get why that quoted bit is funny at all.