Emmaretta

Perhaps intended to be a derivative of either Italian amoretto "little love", a diminutive of amore "love" (see AMY), or Amaretto, which refers to an almond-flavored liqueur (the original brand, Amaretto di Saronno, dates to 1851), from the Italian word for "almond" (see also AMARO), with the spelling influenced by the name EMMA. This is the name of a song by the English rock band Deep Purple, recorded in 1969, named for Emmaretta Marks (1945-), a cast member of the musical 'Hair' whom singer Rod Evans (1947-) was trying to seduce.