Etta

Gender Feminine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. EHT-ə  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Short form of Henrietta and other names that end with etta. A famous bearer was the American singer Etta James (1938-2012), who took her stage name from her real given name Jamesetta.

Related Names

VariantsEttie, Hettie
Masculine FormsHarry, Henry
Other Languages & CulturesJindřiška(Czech) Henriette, Henny, Jette(Danish) Hendrika, Hendrikje, Hendrina, Hennie, Henriëtte, Henriette, Jet, Jetta(Dutch) Henrietta, Henriikka(Finnish) Henriette(French) Henriette, Henrike(German) Henriett, Henrietta(Hungarian) Enrica(Italian) Inta(Latvian) Henrika(Lithuanian) Henriette, Henny(Norwegian) Henryka(Polish) Henrietta, Henny(Swedish)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   upper class   natural   wholesome   refined   simple   serious  

Categories

banjo players, Bear in the Big Blue House characters, black history, blues musicians, currently out of the US top 1000, diminutives, ends in -etta, feminine forms, Fringe characters, jazz, math, Miraculous Ladybug characters, R'n'B singers, short forms, socialites, soul, Xeno characters
Entry updated February 28, 2019