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Etta


Gender: Feminine
Language
: English
Etymology:
Etta is an English diminutive, based on the French feminine diminutive ending “ette,” roughly meaning “Little.”

History:
Etta is a generic feminine diminutive that gained some currency as a first name during the late 19th century in the United States.


Pronunciation: ett-ah.

Alternates: Ettah, Ettie.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.024 % named Etta
0.001 % named Ettie

Popularity of Etta
:
Popularity (for newborns)
:
In the United States...
1850: 164th most popular.
1875: 101st most popular.
1900-1910: 164th most popular.
1910-1920: 221st most popular.
1920-1930: 265th most popular.
1930-1940: 287th most popular.
1940-1950: 376th most popular.
1950-1960: 592nd most popular.
1960-1970: 847th most popular.
1970-2000: N/A

Popularity of Ettie:
Popularity (for newborns)
:
In the United States...
1850: 364th most popular.
1875: 164th most popular.
1900-1910: 942nd most popular.
1910-2000: N/A




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