Etta is an Italian given name that is a diminutive form of Antonietta and Antonetta in use in Italy.[1] It is also an English given name that is a short form of the name Henrietta.[2] Etta is also a Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Old Danish, Old Swedish and Swedish given name.[3] Notable people with this name include the following:

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Nickname or stage name

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  • Etta Banda (born 1949), Malawian politician
  • Etta Bond (born 1989), nickname of Henrietta Bond, British singer-songwriter
  • Etta Britt, birthname Melissa Prewitt, (born 1958/1959), American vocalist
  • Etta Cameron, birthname Ettamae Louvita Coakley, (1939–2010), Bahamian singer
  • Etta Hawkins, stage name of Henrietta Luna Hawkins (1865–1945), American actress
  • Etta James, birthname Jamesetta Hawkins (1938–2012), American singer
  • Margaretta Louisa Lemon (1860–1953), British conservationist
  • Etta Haynie Maddox, (1860–1933), American vocalist, lawyer and suffragist
  • Etta Rosales (fl. 1998–2015), Filipino politician

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Etta". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  2. ^ "Etta". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "Etta". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved October 11, 2019.