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Timberlee f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Timberley/Timberly.

Timberlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Timber with the popular name suffix -lyn. This particular combination may have been somewhat inspired by the name Kimberly.

Timi f & m English
Variant of Timmy.

Timika f English (American)
Variant of Tamika.

Timmi f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Timmy.

Timmie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Timmy.

Timmye f English
Feminine spelling of Timmy.

Timolin f English (American)
Probably derived from the name of the Irish village Timolin.... [more]

Timothia f English (Rare)
Variant of Timothea.

Timothie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Timothy.

Timothye m & f English, English (Puritan)
Variant of Timothy, notably the name of theologian William Perkins' wife.

Tinaya f English (New Zealand), Maori

Tinda f English (Rare)

Tiney f English
Either from the English tiny meaning "small," or a diminutive of Christina, Valentina, Martina, and other names ending in -tina.

Tinie f Danish, English (American)
Pet form of Tina.... [more]

Tink f Popular Culture, English
Diminutive of Tinker Bell.

Tinlee f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tinley.

Tinleigh f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tinley.

Tinley f English (American)
Variant of Tenley.

Tinsel f English (Modern, Rare)
A "glittering metallic thread" invented in Nuremberg around 1610. It is usually found woven in fabric to give a shimmery aesthetic or hung in strands on trees, usually Christmas trees, during the winter season to simulate icicles... [more]

Tinslee f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tinsley.

Tinsleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tinsley.

Tiny f & m English
Nickname for someone with a tiny build.

Tionne f English (Modern, Rare)
This name is Modern English in origin and has an unknown meaning. Tionne Watkins is the birth name of T-Boz from the American musical group TLC

Tiphani f English (Modern)
Variant of Tiffany.

Tiphany f English
Variant of Tiffany.

Tippi f English

Tippy f English
Diminutive of Tiffany

Tipton m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tipton.

Tirah f English (Rare)
unknown

Tirene f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tirza f Dutch, Portuguese (Rare), English (Rare), Hebrew (Rare), Danish (Rare), Hungarian
Variant of Tirzah.

Tish f English
Short form of Letitia.

Tishandra f English, African American
Form of Tisha.

Tishie f English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Letitia. Also compare Tisha.

Titana f English
Feminine form of Titan

Titanka f English

Titi f Russian, Polish, German (Austrian), English
Diminutive of Theresa, Teresa, Therese, Thérèse, Terese, Theresia, Teresia... [more]

Titia f Dutch, English (Archaic)
Dutch and English short form of Laetitia as well as an archaic English diminutive of Crescentia.

Tiyana f Indonesian, English
Variant of Tiana.

Tiyanah f English
Alternative spelling of Tiyana.

T'nia f English (Modern, Rare)

Tobey m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Toby. A famous bearer of this name is American actor Tobey Maguire (1975-), born Tobias Vincent Maguire.

Tobi m & f Hebrew, English (Modern)
Variant of Toby. ... [more]

Tobitha f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tabitha.

Todhunter m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Todhunter. In the case of Mary Todhunter Clark Rockefeller "Tod", this is a family surname (her grandmother was Mary Todhunter Sill, and great-grandmother, Jane Todhunter).

Toinetta f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Toinette.

Tokyo f & m Popular Culture, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred usage of the Japanese capital city Tokyo as a given name. Its usage as a feminine given name is popularized by the TV show Money Heist, where Tokyo is one of the nine robbers featured there.

Tomasena f English

Tomasina f English (Rare), Medieval Italian, Galician, Spanish (Rare), Romansh
Cognate of Thomasina.

Tomasyne f English (Rare, ?)
Variant of Thomasine.

Tomeka f English
Variant of Tomika.

Tomi f English
Diminutive of Thomasina.

Tomika f English
Variant of Tamika.

Tomma f English (American, Rare)
A feminine form of Thomas, Tom 1 or Tommy

Tommi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Tommy.

Tommye m & f English
Variant of Tommie.

Tomya f English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Tonya, influenced by Tom 1.

Tonee f & m English
Variant of Toni 2 or Tony.

Tonette f English (Modern, Rare)
Likely a (slightly corrupted) short form of Antoinette.

Toney m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Tony or Toni 2.

Tonicha f African American (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tanisha. In the case of the Portuguese singer Tonicha (1946-), born Antónia de Jesus Montes Tonicha, it is apparently from her surname.

Tonie m & f English
Variant of Tony and Toni 2.

Tonisha f English (Modern)
Combination of the popular name element Ton (from names such as Antonia) and the common name suffix sha.

Tootie f English
Diminutive of Dorothy.

Tootsie f English
Diminutive of Dorothy.

Torah f & m English (Modern, Rare)

Toran m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Torin.

Torey m & f English
Variant of Tori and Tory.

Torie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Tory or Tori.

Torika f English
Form of Toriko

Torrey m & f English
Variant of Tory based on the spelling of the surname Torrey.

Torri f English
Variant of Tori.

Torrin m & f English (American), English (Australian), English (New Zealand)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Torryn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant and feminine form of Torin.

Toryn f Irish, English
Feminine form of Torin.

Tosh f English, African American
Variant if Tash, diminutive of Natasha, Latosha, etc.

Toshiba f English (American)

Totti f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Charlotte and Dorothy. A known bearer of this name was the British actress Totti Truman Taylor (1903-1981), whose birth name was Dorothy Leah Truman.

Tourmaline f English (Rare)
From the name of a type of crystal.... [more]

Toyah f English, Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Toya.... [more]

Tracia f English
Elaboration of Tracy.

Traeh f English
The word heart spelled backwards.

Tralee f English (Modern, Rare)

Trameka f English (American)

Tranley f & m English
Means nothing

Trayce m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Trace or Tracy.

Traycee f English (Rare)
Variant of Tracy.

Traylor m & f English
From an English surname, derived from the Middle English term "trel," which means a type of machine or device. Actress Traylor Howard is a well-known bearer.

Treana f English

Treasha f English (Modern, Rare)

Treb m & f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Trecy f English
Diminutive of Theresa.

Tree f English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Theresa.

Treena f English (Rare)
Variant of Trina.

Treia f English (Modern, Rare)
Either a diminutive for any name containing the element or sound of -trey-, or derived from the Latin tria, trēs "three" (see: Trey).

Trellie f English (Rare, Archaic, ?)

Trena f English
Variant of Trina.

Tresia f English (American)

Tress f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Theresa.

Tressi f English (Modern, Rare)
Either a diminutive of Tressa or else a transferred use of the surname Tressi.

Tressie f English
Diminutive of Theresa.

Treu m & f English (Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Treu or a variant of True.

Trevelee f English (Rare)
Combination of Trev and Lee.

Trevi f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive or feminine form of Trevor.

Trevy m & f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Trevor.

Trianna f English (Rare)

Tribeca f English (American, Modern, Rare)
After the New York neighbourhood, ultimately derived from "TRIangle BElow CAnal street".

Trichelle f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Trishelle.

Tridecima f English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Latin tridecimus "thirteenth".

Trieste f English (American)
Trieste Kelly Dunn is an American actress. ... [more]

Triffie f English (Canadian, Rare), American (Rare)
Diminutive of Tryphena or Tryphosa.

Trilby f English (Rare), Literature
The name of the titular character in George Du Maurier's 1894 novel 'Trilby', about an tone-deaf model who is hypnotized to become a talented singer. The name became a (now obsolete) colloquial term for a foot, as the character's feet were objects of admiration... [more]

Trilla f Popular Culture, English

Trillium f English (Modern)
The name of a flowering plant genus, which is derived from Latin trium "three". (It has also been speculated that the Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus modified the Swedish word trilling "triplet" to arrive at the New Latin name trillium.) The plant is so called for its whorl of three leaves (at the top of the stem), from the center of which rises a solitary, three-petaled flower, in color white, purple or pink.... [more]

Trilly f & m English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Trinia f English (American), African American
Combination of the popular name prefix tri and Shania.

Trinie f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Trinity.

Trinitas f English (African, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Original Latin form of Trinity.

Trinite m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Trinity.

Trinitee f English (Modern)
Variant of Trinity.

Triniti f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Trinity

Trinny f English (British, Modern, Rare)
This nickname is most well known because of British beauty entrepreneur, businesswoman, fashion and makeover expert, television presenter and author, Sarah-Jane "Trinny" Woodall. The 'Trinny' nickname came from a friend who likened her to a "St Trinian’s" character.... [more]

Triphene f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tryphena. This was borne by a short-lived daughter (1765-1769) of the early American midwife and diarist Martha Ballard.

Tris f & m English, Literature
Short form of Beatrice, Trisana, Tristan or Tristram.... [more]

Trishie f English
Variant of Trishy.

Trissa f English (American, Rare)

Trissie f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Beatrice.

Trissy f English
Diminutive of Beatrice.

Tristesse f English (Modern, Rare)
Apparently an adoption of the French word tristesse "sadness; melancholy".... [more]

Tristia f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Trista. It coincides with the neuter plural form of Latin tristis "sad".

Tristina f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Tristan using the popular suffix ina, probably influenced by the sound of Christina.

Tristine f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Tristan using the popular suffix ine, probably influenced by the sound of Christine. It is borne by American writer Tristine Rainer.

Tristitia f English (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Latin tristitia "sadness; grief; melancholy".... [more]

Tristy f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Tristan.

Tristyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Tristan.

Tritnee f English (Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin.

Trixia f Filipino, English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Trixie.

Trixibella f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Trixibelle

Trixibelle f English
Possibly coined by television presenter Paula Yates and musician Bob Geldof for their daughter Fifi Trixibelle Geldof (1983-), from a combination of Trixie and Belle.

Trixy f English (Rare)
Variant of Trixie.

Troi m & f English (American)
Variant of Troy.

Troian m & f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname.

Trothy f English (British, Archaic)
Perhaps derived from the archaic English word troth meaning "truth, a pledge". This name was recorded in the 19th century in Yorkshire, England.

Troya f English
Feminine form of Troy.

Troye m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Troy, sometimes used as a feminine form. A known bearer is South African-born Australian singer-songwriter and actor Troye Sivan (1995-).... [more]

Tru f & m English (Modern)
Either a variant of True or a short form of Trudy, Truman and other names beginning with Tru... [more]

Trudence f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Trudy influenced by the name Prudence.

Trudene f English (Rare), Afrikaans
Elaborated form of Trudy.

True f & m English (Puritan)
From the English word "true" meaning "conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct; loyal, faithful; genuine; legitimate; accurate". From the Middle English trewe, from the Old English trīewe, (Mercian) trēowe 'trusty, faithful'.... [more]

Truely f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Truly.

Truetta f English, American

Trula f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps an invented name, using the ula suffix sound found in such names as Beulah, Eula, Lula 1 and Zula 2, and possibly influenced by Trudie or the English word truly.

Trulee f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Truly.

Truley f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Truly.

Truly f English (Modern), Popular Culture, Theatre
From Old English trēowlīce meaning ‘faithfully’.

Trust m & f English (Rare, Archaic)
Middle English from Old Norse traust, from traustr ‘strong’; the verb from Old Norse treysta, assimilated to the noun.

Truth f & m English (Puritan), English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word "truth" from Old English trīewth, trēowth meaning ‘faithfulness.'

Tryantha f & m English
comes from greek tryphe meaning "softness, delicacy" and anthos meaning "flower"

Tryphenia f English
Elaboration of Tryphena.

Tryphine f South African, English (African)
Anglicized form of Triphina.

Trysta f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Trista.

Trysten m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tristan.

Tufton f English

Tugela f English (British, Rare)
From the Tugela river in South Africa, first used as an English girl's name in 1900 to commemorate the battle of Tugela Heights in the Boer War. 36 girls were given the name in the UK in 1900, but it became extremely rare after then.

Tula f English
Diminutive of Tallulah.

Tulah f English (Modern, Rare)

Tulip f English (Rare)
From the name of the flower. Ultimately from Persian dulband, "turban", from the shape of the opened flower.... [more]

Tulisa f English (British, Modern)
Usage of this name is most likely adapted from British singer-songwriter Tula Paulinea Contostavlos (1988), who performs under the mononym Tulisa and has Greek ancestry. It is likely Tulisa is an elaboration or diminutive of her given name, Tula, a variant transcription of Toula.

Tulsa f English (American, Rare)
From the name of the city and county in the US state of Oklahoma which comes from Tallasi, meaning "old town" in the Creek.

Tundra m & f English
Late 16th century from Lappish, tundra.

Tunisia f English (American, Rare)
Taken directly from the name of the African country.

Tuppence f English (British), Literature
Nickname for Prudence or Temperance. A main character in Agatha Christie's "Partners in Crime."

Tupper f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Tupper.

Turanga f English (New Zealand)

Turquoise f English (Rare, Archaic)
From the opaque blue-green mineral whose name is derived from French pierre turquois "Turkish stone".... [more]

Twanette f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Antoinette.

Twenty f English

Twiggy f & m English (Rare)

Twinkle f English (Rare)
From the English word "twinkle", ultimately from Old English twincan, "to blink".

Txu f English (American)
Short from and diminutive of Txunamy

Tya f English, Indonesian
Variant of Tia.

Tyah f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tyan f & m English (Modern, Rare)

T'yana f English
Variant of Tiana.

Tyana f English (Rare)
Variant of Tyanna.

Tyann f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tybee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Allegedly from the name of an island off the Georgia (U.S. state) coast, which is said to mean "salt" in Yuchi.

Tyease f English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Tyesha.

Tyeast f English (American)
Unknown.

Tyeler m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyler. Tyeler was given to 5 girls and 10 boys in 2005 according to the SSA.

Tyffanie f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Tiffany.

Tylah f English (Australian)
Variant of Tyla.

Tylee f & m Popular Culture, English (Modern)
This is the name of a character in the cartoon show 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' whose name is meant to be derived from Chinese 泰 (tài) meaning "big, large" combined with 麗 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely".

Tyleigh f English (Modern)

Tylene f English (American)
Feminization of Tyler using the popular name suffix -lene

Tylette f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Tyler

Tylie f English (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps a rhyming variant of Kylie blending it with Ty or a variant of Tylee.

Tylynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ty and Lynn.

Tyne f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tyne.

Tynlee f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tinley.

Tynleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tinley.

Tyona f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tyonna.

Tyrann f English
Blend of Tyra and Ann.

Tyranny f English (American)
Means Oppressive Power.

Tyreena f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tyria f English

Tyriana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Tyrian.

Tyrice m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tyrese.

Tyrie m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tyree.

Tyshell f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tyya f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tzuri m & f English (Rare), Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Zuri or Zurie influenced by the Hebrew name Tzuri'el

Udele f English
Means "prosperous, wealthy", from the Germanic root ot.

Uella f English (Rare)

Ukiah f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ukiah.

Ulisha f English (Rare), Zulu (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Ulyssie m & f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Ulysses which was occasionally used as a feminine form of this name.

Umkokola f English

Unadean f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Una and Dean or Deen, possibly influenced by Undine.

Undecima f English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Undecimus.

Unicie f English

Uny f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Eunice.

Urica f English (Australian)

Urielle f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Uriel.

Urith f English (British, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin, borne by an obscure early saint and martyr who was venerated in Chittlehampton, Devon, England.

Urleen f English (Rare)
Variant of Earlene.

Ursela f English (Archaic), Cornish (Archaic)
Variant of Ursella.

Ursla f English (American, Rare), Romansh (Archaic)
Contracted form of Ursula.

Usebia f English (American, Rare)
Phonetic variant of Eusebia.

Utah m & f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare), South African
Taken from the name of the US State of Utah. While a masculine name in the USA, in Nigeria and South Africa, it is sometimes used as a feminine name.

Utokia f English (American, Rare)

Utopia f & m English
As a word, "Utopia" stands for an ideal state or place.... [more]

Vachell m & f English
Variant of Vachel.

Vachelle f English
Feminine form of Vachel.

Vada f English, Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. Possibly a variant of Veda or Valda or short form of Nevada.... [more]

Vadah f English (Rare)

Vaeda f English (Modern)
Variant of Vada.

Vaelyn f American (Modern, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)
A recently created name, formed using the popular name suffix lyn. (Compare Kaylyn, Braelyn, Shaelyn, Raelyn.)

Vaida f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vada.

Valancy f English (Rare), Literature
Possibly related to Valencia.... [more]

Valari f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Valerie.

Valdene f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (Rare), South African (Rare)

Valene f English (Rare)
Variant of Valena.

Valera f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Valera in honour of Irish statesman Éamon De Valera, who was born in New York to a Spanish father and an Irish mother.

Valeree f English (American)
Variant of Valerie.

Valeri f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Valerie.

Valery f English
Variant of Valerie.

Valerya f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Valeria.

Valeta f English (Rare)

Valette f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Valette.

Valiance f & m English (Rare, Archaic)

Valienta f Spanish (Mexican, Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Presumably from the Spanish word valiente meaning "brave, valiant", ultimately from Latin valere "to be strong" (compare Valerius; or perhaps from the Spanish surname Valiente which was originally a nickname based on the Spanish word)... [more]

Valina f English
Variant of Valena.

Valinda f English (American)
Possibly a combination of Val and the name suffix inda (also compare Valena 1).

Valirea f English
Variant of Valerie.

Valleri f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Valerie. It appears in the 1968 song Valleri by the Monkees.

Vallerie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Valerie

Vallery f English (American, Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Valerie.

Vally f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, German
Pet form of names beginning with Val-, Wal-.

Valmae f English (Australian)
Variant of Valmai.

Valmai f English (Rare), English (Australian, Rare), Welsh (Rare)
From the Welsh 'fel Mai' = like May. It was invented by best-selling Welsh author Allen Raine for her popular romance novel 'By Berwen Banks', (1899) in which Valmai is a main character: the meaning of her name is footnoted at the end of Chapter One... [more]

Valmarie f English (American), Afrikaans
Variant of Valmai influenced by Marie as well as a combination of Valerie and Marie.

Valnora f English (American)

Valor m & f English (Rare)
From the English word valor meaning "bravery, courage". From the Latin valor "value".

Valoura f English
Variant of Valora.

Valyn f English (Modern, Rare)

Vanasia f English (American)
This name came into prominence through American artistic gymnast, Vanasia Bradley.

Vanellope f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Coined in the Disney animated film 'Wreck-It Ralph' (2013), telling the story of the eponymous arcade game villain who rebels against his role and dreams of becoming a hero. He travels between games in the arcade and eventually meets Vanellope von Schweetz (the second protagonist), a glitchy character from the in-universe video game 'Sugar Rush', a candy themed kart-racing game... [more]

Vanes f English
Nickname for "Vanessa" Not commonly used. The name 'Vanessa' was invented by the Anglo-Irish Jonathan Swift in 1708.

Vanessah f English (American)
Variant of Vanessa.

Vanessia f English (American)
My name also resembles butterfly in Greek and star in the book of Hebrew

Vanetta f English
Derived from the Spanish name Juanita or from the Italian name Giovannetta.

Vanette f English (American, Rare)

Vangie f English (American), Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Evangeline.

Vanilla f English (Rare)
From the English word vanilla referring to "the fruit or bean of the vanilla plant, or the extract made from it, or the distinctive fragrant flavour/flavor characteristic of vanilla extract"... [more]

Vannah f English (Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Vanna 1 or a short form of Savannah

Vannie f English
Probably either a feminine form of Van or a diminutive of Savannah, Evangeline, and other names containing van.

Vanora f Scottish (Archaic), English (British, Archaic)
Variant of Wannour or Wannore, an old Scottish form of Guenore (see Guinevere)... [more]

Varina f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Varinia. This name was most notably borne by Varina Davis (1826-1906), the second wife of Jefferson Davis and the First Lady of the Confederate States of America.

Varney m & f English (Rare), English (African), Western African
Transferred use of the surname Varney. It is mainly used in Liberia.

Varonica f English (Rare)
Variant of Veronica.

Vashtie f Trinidadian Creole, Jamaican Patois, English (American)
Variant of Vashti.

Vashty f English (African), Trinidadian Creole
Variant of Vashti.

Vaughnetta f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Vaughn.

Vayda f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vada.

Vayla f English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)

Vea f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Veanne f English

Vedetta f English (Rare)

Vedette f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Veda and the French feminine diminutive suffix -ette.

Vee f & m English (American)
Short form of names beginning with V.

Veerah f English (American)
Variant of Vera 1.

Veeta f English (Rare), Indian (Rare)

Vegas m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the city in Nevada. it's derived from Spanish Las Vegas, which translates to "The meadows" in English.

Velaria f English

Velicia f English (Rare)

Velisa f English (Modern, Rare)

Vella f American, English
Diminutive of Velvet.

Velvetta f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Velvet with the feminine suffix -etta.