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Iretta
How to Pronounce Iretta
Pronounced ih-RET-uh /ΙͺΛrΙt.Ι/Medium
Meaning: Iretta is a vintage American -etta name, formed from a short opening (I-/Ira-) plus the affectionate suffix -etta, 'little.' It is commonly read as a trimmed cousin of Loretta or Henrietta. It reads as an ornamental feminine of the early century.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Iretta is an early-century American -etta name, built from a short opening and the diminutive suffix -etta, 'little,' and usually read as a trimmed relative of Loretta or Henrietta. It stayed rare, cresting at only about fifteen girls a year around 1924 before fading by mid-century.
An Iretta from its peak would belong to a great-grandmother's generation. Its ornate three-beat sound sits beside Loretta, Henrietta, and Etta - the -etta feminines of the era - and it reads as firmly antique. It shortens warmly to Etta or Retta.
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What does the name Iretta mean?
Iretta is an ornamental name built on a short root plus -etta, 'little,' and is usually read as a cousin of Loretta or Henrietta.
How do you pronounce Iretta?
It is said ih-RET-uh, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Iretta a boy or a girl name?
Iretta is a girl's name.
Is Iretta a popular name?
No. Iretta has always been rare, reaching its quiet best around nineteen-twenty-four before fading.