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".
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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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