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Yea or Nay: Loretta

November 6, 2009 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

Remember when SJP and Matthew Broderick named their twins Marion and Tabitha and name fans everywhere went huh?

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  1. Loretta says

    January 17, 2010 at 5:04 PM

    I don’t really care about the names, but my name is Loretta and I have been called Lotti, Lor, Lory, Etta, Etti, and Lot (which is not even a proper name)!

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  2. Sebastiane says

    November 11, 2009 at 6:25 PM

    I quite like Loretta. She has a sweet romantic vibe. I like the idea of using Lottie as a nn.

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  3. caitlin says

    November 8, 2009 at 7:05 PM

    Huh on the nickname thing. I don’t go to either of those, I think Etta straight off and then maybe Lottie.

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    • appellationmountain says

      November 9, 2009 at 10:24 AM

      Lottie – of course! Lottie rocks. Etta is fine, too.

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  4. appellationmountain says

    November 8, 2009 at 11:24 AM

    The thing I dislike about Loretta is the nickname options – Lori feels dated to me, and while Retta/Rett appeals, I feel like Lori would be the default.

    Of course, Tabitha lacks an obvious nn, too, though a reader suggested Tibby – only works for a small child, I guess, but better than Tab.

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  5. Bree says

    November 8, 2009 at 12:01 AM

    I actually like Loretta! It has that old southern charm to it.

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  6. Holey says

    November 7, 2009 at 3:47 PM

    This name says Monty Python to me.

    Man: “I want to be called Loretta…I want to have babies.”

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  7. Laura says

    November 7, 2009 at 4:25 AM

    Marion is much nicer than Loretta! Its funny an R.E (religious education) teacher at my school was called Loretta, I’m not a big fan of it as it goes

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  8. Smismar says

    November 7, 2009 at 1:40 AM

    My first grade teacher was Sister Loretta. I actually don’t mind the name.

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  9. photoquilty says

    November 6, 2009 at 6:36 PM

    Er…um…no. Reminds me of Family Guy and Cleveland.

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  10. H says

    November 6, 2009 at 5:52 PM

    I have a great Aunt Loretta! Not a huge fan of the name, but it’s alright and I think the “Lor” is very pretty. This also makes me think of “Get Back” by the Beatles.

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    • appellationmountain says

      November 8, 2009 at 11:22 AM

      That’s it! I knew there was a lyrical reference I couldn’t land on … thanks, H!

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  11. Bek says

    November 6, 2009 at 5:15 PM

    Not a fan of Loretta. Just kind of blech to me…

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  12. British American says

    November 6, 2009 at 4:37 PM

    Yea! When I was 13 and decided to give myself a bunch of random middle names, Loretta was one of them. 😛

    Totally like Tabitha & Loretta as a twin pair. 🙂

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