Etta is an
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance languag ...
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
that is a diminutive form of
Antonietta and
Antonetta in use in
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
. It is also an
English given name that is a short form of the name
Henrietta. Etta is also a
Danish,
Finnish,
Norwegian,
Old Danish
The Danish language developed during the Middle Ages out of Old East Norse, the common predecessor of Danish and Swedish. It was a late form of common Old Norse. The Danish philologist Johannes Brøndum-Nielsen divided the history of Danish in ...
,
Old Swedish
Old Swedish ( Modern Swedish: ) is the name for two distinct stages of the Swedish language that were spoken in the Middle Ages: Early Old Swedish (), spoken from about 1225 until about 1375, and Late Old Swedish (), spoken from about 1375 unti ...
and
Swedish given name.
Notable people with this name include the following:
Given name
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Etta Baker (1913–2006), American musician
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Etta Moten Barnett (1901–2004), American actress and singer
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Etta Deikman (fl. 1950s –) American artist
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Etta Zuber Falconer (1933–2002), American educator
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Etta Federn (1883–1951), Austrian writer
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Etta C. Gravely (born 1939), American chemistry academic
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Etta Hulme (1923–2014), American cartoonist
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Etta Jones
Etta Jones (November 25, 1928 – October 16, 2001) was an American jazz singer. Her best-known recordings are "Don't Go to Strangers" and "Save Your Love for Me". She worked with Buddy Johnson, Oliver Nelson, Earl Hines, Barney Bigard, Gene Ammo ...
(1928–2001), American singer
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Etta Lee (1906–1956), American actress
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Etta Belle Lloyd (1860–1929), American pioneer
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Etta Wedell Mastbaum (1866–1953), American executive
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Etta May, American comedian
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Etta McDaniel
Etta McDaniel (December 1, 1890January 13, 1946) was an American actress who appeared in over 60 films between 1933 and 1946.
Early life
McDaniel was born in Wichita, Kansas. She was the sister of actor Sam McDaniel and Academy Award winni ...
(1890–1946), American actress
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Etta Murfitt (born 1966), British dancer and choreographer
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Etta Neumann, Austrian table tennis player
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Etta Palm d'Aelders
Etta Lubina Johanna Palm d'Aelders (April 1743 – 28 March 1799), also known as the Baroness of Aelders, was a Dutch spy and feminist, outspoken during the French Revolution. She gave the address ''Discourse on the Injustice of the Laws in F ...
(1743–1799), Dutch feminist
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Etta D. Pisano, American radiologist
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Etta Place
Etta Place ( , ?) was a companion of the American outlaws Robert LeRoy Parker, alias Butch Cassidy, and Harry Alonzo Longabaugh, alias Sundance Kid. The three were members of the outlaw gang known as Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch. She was princi ...
(c. 1878 – ?), American Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch associate
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Etta Scollo (born 1958), Italian singer and songwriter
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Etta Semple, birthname Martha Etta Donaldson, née Martha Etta Kilmer (1854–1914), American activist
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Etta Angell Wheeler (1834–1921), American child advocate
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Etta Wriedt (1859–1942), American medium
Nickname or stage name
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Etta Banda (born 1949), Malawian politician
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Etta Bond (born 1989), nickname of Henrietta Bond, British singer-songwriter
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Etta Britt, birthname Melissa Prewitt, (born 1958/1959), American vocalist
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Etta Cameron, birthname Ettamae Louvita Coakley, (1939–2010), Bahamian singer
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Etta Hawkins, stage name of Henrietta Luna Hawkins (1865–1945), American actress
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Etta James
Jamesetta Hawkins (January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012), known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer and songwriter. Starting her career in 1954, James frequently performed in Nashville's R&B clubs, collectively known as the Ch ...
, birthname Jamesetta Hawkins (1938–2012), American singer
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Margaretta Louisa Lemon (1860–1953), British conservationist
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Etta Haynie Maddox, (1860–1933), American vocalist, lawyer and suffragist
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Etta Rosales (fl. 1998–2015), Filipino politician
Fictional characters
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Etta Candy, Wonder Woman's best friend in the DC Comics universe
*Etta,
Gunslinger Girl character
*Etta,
Realm of the Elderlings character
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Etta Kett (fl. 1925 – 1974), Comic strip (and comic strip character) focused on teenage etiquette
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Etta Tavernier, EastEnders character played by Jacqui Gordon-Lawrence
See also
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Eta (given name)
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Amba Etta-Tawo (born 1993), Omani gridiron football player
Notes
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Italian feminine given names
Feminine given names