Meanings
Lorett1
- A surname.
Referee.—John Lorett, Baltimore City College.
1910 February 20, “Navy Gymnasts Win. […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC2 more examples
Police Inspector Dwyer at midnight last night took possession of the Belmont Hotel, 116 West Forty-fifth Street, after arresting two persons there, Rose Barrick, the proprietor, a colored woman, and William Lorett, the head waiter.
1913 September 16, “Police Seize a Hotel. […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLCSurviving are his widow, the former Hilda Lorett; […]
1972 August 24, “Dr. Albert R. Fritz, a Hospital Founder”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Mar 2018
Lorett2
- A female given name, variant of Lauretta.
DCI Lorett Spierenburg, who is heading the investigation, said officers were keeping an “open mind”.
2024 September 24, PA Media, “Five men held on suspicion of murder after Yeovil man is missing for a month”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Sep 20242 more examples
The work is dangerous and the pay trifling, $500 a month and free living quarters, which Mr. Lee shares with Lorett Vergara, a formerly homeless woman who now works for the Tenderloin Housing Clinic.
1989 March 14, Jane Gross, “San Francisco Journal: One Man’s Daily Fight For a Home for Many”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 May 2015Detectives first approached Mr. Leibovici at his Queens home late Monday night after Lorett S. Vigon, his daughter’s mother, filed an aggravated harassment complaint against him.
2002 January 16, Al Baker, “Hostage Taker Had Own Gun, Police Say”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 May 2015
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Lorett. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lorett
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