Etta is an English given name that is a diminutive form of Antonietta, Henrietta and other names that end in “-etta”. Etta is also a Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Old Danish, Old Swedish and Swedish given name. Notable people with this name include the following:

Given name Etta Baker (1913–2006), American musician Etta Moten Barnett (1901–2004), American actress and singer Etta Deikman (fl. 1950s –) American artist Etta Zuber Falconer (1933–2002), American educator Etta Federn (1883–1951), Austrian writer Etta C. Gravely (born 1939), American chemistry academic Etta Hulme (1923–2014), American cartoonist Etta Jones (1928–2001), American singer Etta Lee (1906–1956), American actress Etta Belle Lloyd (1860–1929), American pioneer Etta Wedell Mastbaum (1866–1953), American executive Etta May, American comedian Etta McDaniel (1890–1946), American actress Etta Murfitt (born 1966), British dancer and choreographer Etta Neumann, Austrian table tennis player Etta Palm d'Aelders (1743–1799), Dutch feminist Etta D. Pisano, American radiologist Etta Place (c. 1878 – ?), American Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch associate Etta Riel (born 1914 missing since 1934), American woman who disappeared from Worcester, Massachusetts Etta Scollo (born 1958), Italian singer and songwriter Etta Semple, birthname Martha Etta Donaldson, née Martha Etta Kilmer (1854–1914), American activist Etta Angell Wheeler (1834–1921), American child advocate Etta Wriedt (1859–1942), American medium

Nickname or stage name 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 Etta (rapper), real name Emmalotta Kanth, Finnish musician

Fictional characters Etta Candy, Wonder Woman's best friend in the DC Comics universe Etta, Gunslinger Girl character Etta, Realm of the Elderlings character Etta Kett (fl. 1925 – 1974), Comic strip (and comic strip character) focused on teenage etiquette Etta Tavernier, EastEnders character played by Jacqui Gordon-Lawrence Etta Place, companion of Harry Longabagh (AKA the Sundance Kid)

See also

Eta (given name) Amba Etta-Tawo (born 1993), Omani gridiron football player

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