Yes, Loretta can be an Italian name. The feminine proper name numbers among the nicknames for such forenames as Eleonora, Laura, Lora and Loredana. The pronunciation will be "lo-RET-ta" in Pisan Italian.
Loretta is a girl's name. Loretta is the English form of the Italian Lauretta, a diminutive form of Laura. Loreto is a similar sounding name and it can be a name for either a boy or a girl. Loreto is derived from the name of a popular Catholic pilgrimage site in Italy.
I've heard several different meanings. The first being an Italian name, and second beautiful or lovely flower.
Loretta Lynn doesn't have a middle name , her birth name is Loretta Webb.
Loretta Agar's birth name is Loretta Grace Barnett.
Loretta Lynn's birth name is Loretta Webb.
Mark Loretta's birth name is Mark David Loretta.
Loretta Dray's birth name is Theresa Loretta Dray.
Loretta Tupper's birth name is Tupper, Loretta Clemens.
Loretta Strickland's birth name is Loretta May Strickland.
Loretta Marquez's birth name is Judith Flordeliza King.
Loretta Stern's birth name is Andrea Steinitz.
Maria Loretta Giraldo has written: 'Filastrocche scaccia paura' -- subject(s): Italian Nursery rhymes, Juvenile literature, Nursery rhymes, Nursery rhymes, Italian