Thoughts on Loretta?

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

Laughing at all the American comments- it is an Irish name and there are piles of people in Ireland called Loretta.

Nothing ending 'etta' is going to be an Irish name 🙄 It's Italian.

Sorry- you are right it isn’t Irish. I assumed it was as there are so many of them in Ireland! I suppose if it is Italian and with the Pope etc that makes sense lol. Definitely doesn’t make me think of america

I'm Irish and I can't recall ever meeting an Irish Loretta. Loads of Loretto schools though.

I think of 80s mums. And TOWIE because a cast member called their baby girl Loretta

I'm Irish, and have never heard of a Loretta in Ireland. Just Loretto schools.

Very American, country and western hill-billy vibe.
Didn't like it when Lydia from TOWIE chose it.

Nope, there are too many Monty Python fans. She'll be known as Stan.

to me it sounds like the name of a college, or of a convent.
i've never heard of the other associations people are mentioning.
and what is the likelihood that children growing up with her would have heard of them either.

i think it is a classy name.
i can imagine a high court judge,
the honourable ms justice loretta higgins.
that's the test for me, to avoid micky/minnie mouse type names.

@RaspberryCoulis yes I completely agree. Can I add:

What's the point of fighting for his right to have babies, when he can't have babies?
....It is symbolic of our struggle against oppression!
It's symbolic of his struggle against reality....

"where's the foetus going to gestate? In a box?"

There's 3 of us able to quote from that scene, on a random MN thread.

Im not even a Monty Python fan, but, that film is massive - even if you haven't heard of it, she'll get Stan as a nickname.

It’s not the worst name ever, that’s Ethel, but to me Loretta is an ugly name.

Lorena is similar but far nicer.

Sorry I don't like it at all.

Hate it. Hate the way Lydia from Towie pronounces it too

I think it's quite sweet

Life of Brian - first thing I thought of.

I thought of Life oof Brian too!

Also... Loads of Lorettas in Ireland?!