Etta

[gingaling]

Is this nice? It's not for me, friend wants unusual short girls names for ending with 'a'

I've only come across it in Jilly Cooper, and rather like it.

But for those with accents what say 'ate' as 'et' then I'd avoid if you have an edible surname.

We have an Etta in our family and it’s short for Odette. I’m not sure I’m wild about either but of course you get used to hearing them.

I prefer Rita, Dita, Nora, Sylvia… in fact there are loads.

I quite like it. I’ve never thought it was short for something.

I like it. I think it manages to be both cute for a small child and elegant for a woman. It immediately makes me think of Etta James, which helps.

Harriet 💕 could be Etta or Hattie or Hattie. Oh my god if I had a girl that would definitely be her name 💕

Basque separatists or as someone else said, "I etta sandwich". In lots of places in the North we say ett rather than ate.

And people with a really broad accent where I'm from wouldn't even pronounce the t's. It would end up Eh Ah.

I really like the name Etta but would probably go for Julietta and then use it as a nickname but that's only because I love both names. I think its also cute as the name on its own

The only Etta I know is short for Henrietta. I like it, but would assume it was short for something else.

Love!

But give her a longer version too.
Julietta
Henrietta
Marietta
Carmeletta
Oletta
Arietta

Odetta

Floretta
Georgetta
Gretta
Lorretta
Lucetta
Violetta

I really like Etta and me and DH have discussed naming baby after his grandmother Bridget and using Etta as the name used day to day. I'm worried though as A. Its becoming more and more popular and B. In Hampshire people drop their T's and it could end up as Eh-uh. Like what a teletubby says.

Also confused why the person who called their child Etta Violet didn't just call them Violet and Etta for short. Any name ending in 'et' could have Etta as a nickname

I have come across a couple of baby Etta’s in the last couple of years. I think it will probably become more popular. It reminds me of the name Alba. A few years ago it was never heard of but now there’s loads of Alba’s under 5

Yep, Basque separatists.

It would be kind of ‘E a’ round here where a lot of people don’t say the t.

I like Violetta, Henrietta, Julietta.

I adore etta james but it's not the nicest sounding name. Unfinished and a bit harsh. For short, cool and ending in 'a' what about Rita? I think it's really glam

I love it heres some of my short names list
Fern
Faye
Bea
Ottie
Noa
Bodhi
Wren
Pippa
Enya
Zella

I've got a Harriet who's always goes by Hattie/Hats, Etta/Ettie could also work.

Love this name, and it would be on my list if I had a girl, but sadly it doesn't sound nice in geordie, so I'd have to choose something else. Lazy Ts round these parts.

I don’t think it’s a very pretty or nice-sounding name. It’s harsh, short and old-fashioned IMHO

I like it but in England at least it’s only usable in a geographical sweet spot where ‘ate’ is not pronounced ‘et’ and where people don’t replace ‘t’ with a glottal stop. If that’s where your friend lives then that’s grand!