Etty

French diminutive
"little"

Etty Origin and Meaning

The name Etty 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.

Famous People Named Etty

  • Esther "Etty" Hillesum
    Dutch World War II diarist
  • Henrietta Emma "Etty" Darwin
    daughter of naturalist Charles Darwin
  • Etty Lau Farrell
    Hong Kong,American TV personality ("Married to Rock"), singer for band Satellite Party; wife of Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell
  • Etty Fraser
    Brazilian actress
  • Etty Tantri
    Indonesian badminton player
  • Estee "Etty" Shiraz
    Israeli,American entrepreneur
  • William Etty
    English painter