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Marieta
Pronounced mar-ee-ET-uh /mɑr.iˈɛt.ə/Medium
Meaning: Marieta is a single-t spelling of Marietta, a diminutive of Marie or Maria - names traced to the Hebrew Miriam. It means something like 'little Marie', carrying Maria's long tradition in a tender pet form.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
Marieta is a trimmed spelling of Marietta, the Italian and French diminutive of Marie or Maria, both from the Hebrew Miriam. The -etta ending makes it 'little Marie', a warm elaboration of one of the most enduring female names, and the single-t form gives it a lighter look.
It was always rare, given to only about twenty girls a year around its 1930 peak, and it stayed a modest heritage choice. A Marieta born then would be of great-grandparent age today, and the name reads as a vintage diminutive of Maria.
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What does the name Marieta mean?
It is a form of Marietta, a diminutive of Marie or Maria, so it means something like 'little Marie'.
How do you pronounce Marieta?
It is said mar-ee-ET-uh /mɑr.iˈɛt.ə/, four syllables with the stress on the third.
Is Marieta a boy or girl name?
Marieta is used as a girl's name.
Is Marieta a popular name?
No, it was always rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the nineteen-thirties.