Meaning: Lattie is an affectionate -ie pet form, most likely a spin on Lottie, itself short for Charlotte meaning free man, or on Latitia and Letitia from the Latin laetitia, joy; the exact parent name varied by family.Low
In 30 seconds: Lattie is an old pet-form name, probably from Lottie or Letitia. It was used for United States girls in the early twentieth century (said LAT-ee) as a homely, affectionate name.
MeaningLattie is an affectionate -ie pet form, most likely a spin on Lottie, itself short for Charlotte meaning free man, or on Latitia and Letitia from the Latin laetitia, joy; the exact parent name varied by family.
Lattie appeared modestly in American records, mostly around 1919, as a casual pet-form name. It never grew beyond a small, rustic usage.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year even at its peak, and it faded within a generation. The name reads as a warm, dated short form whose fuller version differed from family to family.
Did you know? Short -ie names like Lattie flourished in the early nineteen-hundreds, standing in for fuller names such as Charlotte, through Lottie, or Letitia, from the Latin word for joy; the parent often went unrecorded.
Overall data confidence 30%
References - Lattie — Pet form, likely Lottie or Letitia; base uncertain; vintage nickname-name
