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 prior – and later popularized by Luciano Zuccoli with L'amore di Loredana (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 Lauretum, meaning "laurel field".