Ettie

French diminutive

"little"

Ettie Origin and Meaning

The name Ettie is a girl's name meaning "little".

Ettie or Etty works as a nickname for any name with a prominent "et" sound, usually at the end: think Henrietta, Juliette or Colette. The -ette ending is a French diminutive suffix.

Ettie Rank in US Top 1000

# 993 in the US

Popularity of the name Ettie

• 1180 Nameberry 2025
• 469 England 2023

20 Names Similar to Ettie

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• Lettie
• Joni
• Mable
• Essie
• Hettie
• Imogene
• Lotte
• Tillie
• Flannery
• Maeby
• Nettie
• Talullah
• Lula
• Elouise
• Lou
• Tiggy
• Hollis
• Prue
• Bridie
• Tilly

Famous People Named Ettie

• Mariette Elizabeth "Ettie" Rheiner Garner wife of U.S. Vice President John Nance Garner
• Ettie Annie Rout New Zealand WWI heroine
• Julia Ettie Crane American music education pioneer
• Ettie Carlisle (born Esther Mary Cooke) first wife of actor Roy Redgrave
• Ethel "Ettie" Fane Lady Desborough, wife of English politician William Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough

The name Ettie in Pop Culture

• Ettie Glittens character in 1991 movie "Speak of the Devil"
• Ettie Parslow character on TV's "Prisoner"
• Miss Ettie Coombes character in 1935 movie "Werewolf of London"
• Ettie character in "Hell's Kitchen" by Jeffery Deaver