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Almetta
How to Pronounce Almetta
Pronounced al-MET-uh /ælˈmɛt.ə/Medium
Meaning: Almetta is an elaborated form of Almeta or Aletta, extended with the diminutive ending -etta. The base traces to the Germanic Adela, meaning noble, so Almetta reads as a soft, ornamental name carrying a sense of nobility through its root.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Almetta is a vintage American girl's name, an -etta elaboration of Almeta or Aletta, whose root is the Germanic Adela (noble). It fits the early-twentieth-century fashion for ornamental -etta endings, and its use clusters in that era. We read it as a decorative form of the noble-name and note the -etta blend rather than claim a separate origin.
Almetta was never common in the United States, reaching only about twenty girls a year around its high point in 1921 before fading by mid-century. A woman named Almetta then would be a great-grandmother today.
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What does the name Almetta mean?
It is an -etta elaboration of Almeta or Aletta, tied to the Germanic Adela meaning noble.
How do you pronounce Almetta?
It is said al-MET-uh /ælˈmɛt.ə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Almetta a boy or girl name?
Almetta is used here as a girl's name.
How popular is Almetta?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the early nineteen-twenties.