Lauretta is a feminine given name, which is probably derived from the name Laura. Notable people with the name include:

People with the forename

Lauretta Bender Lauretta Bender (August 9, 1897 – January 4, 1987) was an American child Neuropsychiatry, neuropsychiatrist known for developing the Bender-Gestalt Test, a psychological test designed to evaluate Motor coordination, visual-motor Maturationism, ...

(1897–1987), American psychiatrist * Lauretta Feldman (1935–2010), wife of Marty Feldman * Lauretta Hannon (born 1968), American writer *

Lauretta Hanson Lauretta Hanson (born 29 October 1994) is an Australian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . Career Prior to joining , Hanson competed for in 2016 and in 2017 and 2018. In January 2018, Hanson was sel ...

(born 1994), Australian cyclist * Lauretta E. Kress (1863–1955), Canadian-American obstetrician * Lauretta Lamptey (born 1959), Ghanaian lawyer *

Lauretta Masiero Lauretta Masiero (25 October 1927 – 23 March 2010) was an Italian actress and singer. Early life and career Venetian-born Lauretta Masiero debuted in the theater of varieties as a dancer with Wanda Osiris. In 1945 she debuted with Erminio M ...

(1929–2010), Italian actress *

Lauretta Ngcobo Lauretta Ngcobo (13 September 1931 – 3 November 2015)

(1931–2015), South African writer * Lauretta Schimmoler (1900–1981), American aviator *

Lauretta Vinciarelli Lauretta Vinciarelli (August 2, 1943 – August 3, 2011) was an artist, architect, and professor of architecture at the collegiate level. Background and education Born in Arbe, Italy, Lauretta Vinciarelli was the daughter of Alberto and Annu ...

(1943–2011), Italian architect *

Lauretta of Saarbrücken Lauretta of Saarbrücken (died 1271) was a sovereign countess regnant of Saarbrücken from 1233 to 1271. After the death of his son Dietrich in 1227, her father chose Lauretta as his heiress as Countess of Saarbrücken, with an official statement ...

(died 1271), German countess

People with the surname

Damien Lauretta Damien Lauretta (born 7 January 1992, in Toulon) is a French singer, record producer, songwriter and actor. Life and career He participated in several music programs, such as the ''Bataille des chorales'' (TF1), and ''Le Grand show des enfants'' ...

(born 1992), French singer-songwriter and actor *

Dante Lauretta Dante S. Lauretta (born 1970) is a professor of planetary science and cosmochemistry at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. He is the principal investigator on NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission. Education Lauretta grew up in Arizo ...

(born 1970), American scientist *

Enzo Lauretta Vincenzo "Enzo" Lauretta (22 March 1924 – 6 August 2014) was an Italian novelist, essayist and politician. Life and career Born in Pachino, in 1936 Lauretta moved to Agrigento with his family. A double graduate in literature and law, he ma ...

(1924–2014), Italian writer

Fictional characters

*Lauretta, fictional character in the book ''

The Decameron ''The Decameron'' (; or ''Decamerone'' ), subtitled ''Prince Galehaut'' (Old ) and sometimes nicknamed ''l'Umana commedia'' ("the Human Comedy (drama), comedy", as it was Boccaccio that dubbed Dante Alighieri's ''Divine Comedy, Comedy'' "''D ...

'' by Giovanni Boccaccio *Lauretta, fictional character in the opera

Gianni Schicchi () is a comic opera in one act by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Giovacchino Forzano, composed in 1917–18. The libretto is based on an incident mentioned in Dante's ''Divine Comedy''. The work is the third and final part of Puccin ...

by Giacomo Puccini

People with the forename

People with the surname

Fictional characters

See also