Loredana
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Loredana is an Italian and Romanian feminine given name, claimed to be invented by French author George Sand in her novel Mattea (1833) although the name had been documented priorand later popularized by with (1908). It may have been inspired by the real-life Venetian surname Loredan, itself from the toponym Loreo, Veneto, which originated from its Latin name , meaning "laurel field".
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- female given name
- Has part
- Dana
- Said to be same as
- Lorena
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- native label
- Loredana
- writing system
- Latin script
- Soundex
- L635
- Cologne phonetics
- 5726
- Caverphone
- LRTN11
- language of work or name
- Italian
- Commons category
- Loredana (given name)
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Loredana is an Italian and Romanian feminine given name, claimed to be invented by French author George Sand in her novel Mattea (1833) although the name had been documented priorand later popularized by with (1908). It may have been inspired by the real-life Venetian surname Loredan, itself from the toponym Loreo, Veneto, which originated from its Latin name , meaning "laurel field".
A related version, Oredana, exists in Italy, originating from wrongly perceiving the opening L as an article ().
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