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[ 2 syll. et-ta, ett-a ] The girl name Etta is pronounced as EHTah †. Etta is largely used in the English and Scottish languages, and its origin is Germanic. The first name developed as a short form of names with the Italian feminine diminutive suffix '-etta', which is itself derived from the French '-ette'. In the latter case the form Ettie is a more common diminutive. Etta is also used as a diminutive of Marietta or Maretta, which are Anglicized forms of Mairead in Gaelic Scotland. In addition, Etta is an English short form of the name Henrietta (English and German). Etta is also a variant of the name Mairead (Scottish). Etka, Etti (Estonian and English), Etty (Estonian and English), Itke, Itta, and Yetta (Yiddish and English) are variants of Etta. Ettie (English pet form) is another variant of Etta. Etta is rare as a baby name for girls. In 1900, 0.159% of baby girls were given the name Etta. It ranked at #123 then. The baby name has since markedly declined in popularity, and is now of irregular use. Out of all girl names in its group, Etta was nonetheless the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Etta include Eadie, Eadith, Edda (German, Polish, and Italian), Eddi, Eddie (English), Eddy, Edee (English), Edie (English), Edit (Hungarian), Edithe (English), Edyte, Edyth (English), Edythe (English), Etha (Irish and English), Etti (Estonian and English), Ettie (English), Etty (Estonian and English), Eydie, Ada (English, German, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Czech, and Hebrew), and Adey. A famous person named Etta is Singer, Etta James, born Jamesetta Hawkins, January 25, 1938, Los Angeles, California.
† Pronunciation for Etta: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
