Loreto

See also: loreto

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Loreto. The municipality in Agusan del Sur is named after Loreto in Granada, Spain, the hometown of Spanish Catholic priest Saturnino Urios.

The surname is from the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Lo‧re‧to
• IPA^(key): /loˈɾeto/, [l̪ɔˈɾ̪i.t̪ɔ]

Proper noun

Loreto

1. Loreto (a municipality of Agusan del Sur, Philippines)
2. Loreto (a municipality of the Dinagat Islands, Philippines)
3. a surname from Spanish
4. Loreto (a town in Italy)
5. a male given name

Italian

Etymology

From Latin laurētum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loˈre.to/
• Rhymes: -eto
• Hyphenation: Lo‧ré‧to

Proper noun

Loreto f

1. A town in Ancona, Marche, Italy, famous for its sanctuary

Derived terms

• lauretano

Latin

Proper noun

Lōrētō

1. dative/ablative singular of Lōrētum

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loˈɾeto/ [loˈɾe.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -eto
• Syllabification: Lo‧re‧to

Proper noun

Loreto f

1. a female given name
2. A region of Peru

Derived terms

• loretano