Loredan (Venetian:[loɾeˈdaŋ]) is a Venetian surname. The House of Loredan is an aristocratic Venetian family that included various doges of the Republic of Venice, and the surname is almost exclusively associated with the family. The surname most likely originated from the toponym Loreo (a town in the Veneto), which itself originated from its Latin name Lauretum, meaning laurel. Another theory of the origin of the surname, though most likely legendary, is that it comes from the Latin epithet Laureati, given to ancestors of the Loredan family due to their historical glory in ancient Rome and the many victories they achieved in battles. The surname is spelled Loredano (IPA:[loreˈdaːno]) or Loredan in Italian, Lauredano or Lauredanus in Latin, and Lorentano (Λορεντάνο) in Greek, though it is also historically found as Lordas (Λορδᾶς) and Lordano (Λορδάνο). The feminine name Loredana, common in Italy and Romania, was likely inspired by the surname.
Notable people with the surname include:
Alvise Loredan (1393 – 1466), Venetian admiral and military commander
Andrea Loredan (1455 – 1499), Venetian admiral
Andrea Loredan (d. 1513), Venetian nobleman and art collector
Antonio Loredan (1420 – 1482), Venetian governor and military commander
Antonio Loredan (1446 – 1514), Venetian politician and ambassador
Caterina Loredan, Dogaressa of Venice (1521 – 1523)
Fosco Loredan (d. 1598), Venetian nobleman
Francesco Loredan (1656 – 1715), Venetian ambassador
Francesco Loredan (1685 – 1762), 116th Doge of Venice (1752 – 1762)
Giacomo Loredan (1396 – 1471), Venetian admiral and military commander
Giorgio Loredan (d. 1475), Venetian admiral, military commander and politician
Giovanni Loredan (d. 1411), Venetian nobleman and Bishop of Capo d'Istria (1390 – 1411)
Giovanni Loredan, Lord of Antiparos
Giovanni Francesco Loredan (1607 – 1661), Venetian writer and politician
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