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Loredana Savelli
Loredana is a feminine given name, claimed to be invented by French author George Sand, Lucile Aurore Dupin (George Sand) in her novel ''Mattea'' (1833), and later used by Luciano Zuccoli in ''L'amore di Loredana'' (1908). It may have been inspired by the real-life Venetian surname House of Loredan, Loredan, itself from the toponym Loreo, Veneto, which originated from its Latin name ''Lauretum'', meaning laurel. It is a common name in Italy and Romania. There is a related version without the opening letter ''l'', Oredana, because is wrongly perceveid as an article (''L'Oredana'') and thus removed. The name may refer to: * Loredana (actress) (1924–2016), Italian actress *Loredana Bertè (born 1950), Italian singer *Loredana Boboc, Romanian gymnast *Loredana De Petris (born 1957), Italian politician *Loredana Dinu, Romanian épée fencer *Loredana Errore, Romanian-born Italian singer *Loredana Groza, Romanian singer *Loredana Lanzani (born 1965), Italian-American mathematician *Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Sand
Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin de Francueil (; 1 July 1804 – 8 June 1876), best known by her pen name George Sand (), was a French novelist, memoirist and journalist. One of the most popular writers in Europe in her lifetime, being more renowned than both Victor Hugo and Honoré de Balzac in England in the 1830s and 1840s, Sand is recognised as one of the most notable writers of the European Romantic era, with more than 70 novels to her credit and 50 volumes of various works including novels, tales, plays and political texts. Like her great-grandmother, Louise Dupin, whom she admired, George Sand stood up for women, advocated passion, castigated marriage and fought against the prejudices of a conservative society. Personal life Childhood Amantine Aurore Lucile Dupin, the future George Sand, was born on 1 July 1804 in Paris on Meslay Street to Maurice Dupin de Francueil and Sophie-Victoire Delaborde. She was the paternal great-granddaughter of the Marshal of Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
