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Burnetta
How to Pronounce Burnetta
Pronounced bur-NET-uh /bərˈnɛt.ə/Medium
Meaning: Burnetta is a feminine form of the surname Burnett, which comes from the Old French brunet, 'little brown one,' a nickname for someone with brown hair or complexion. Adding the -etta ending turned the surname into a girl's given name in the American style of the era.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Burnetta is a feminine elaboration of the surname Burnett, from the Old French brunet, 'little brown one.' It appears in United States records from around 1902, formed by adding the fashionable -etta ending to a surname, a common way to coin girls' names then. It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its late-1910s high.
A girl named Burnetta then would be a great-grandmother today, and the name reads as an ornate, early-century one. It has not revived, though its base Burnett survives as a surname and occasional boys' name.
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What does the name Burnetta mean?
It is a feminine form of the surname Burnett, from the Old French brunet, 'little brown one.'
How do you pronounce Burnetta?
It's said bur-NET-uh /bərˈnɛt.ə/, three syllables, stress in the middle.
Is Burnetta a boy or girl name?
Burnetta is used as a girl's name; the base Burnett is a surname and occasional boys' name.
How popular is Burnetta?
It was always rare, an early-twentieth-century name given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.