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.

# 993 in the US

Ettie Rank in US Top 1000

Ettie Popularity

Famous People Named Ettie

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

Ettie in Pop Culture

  • Ettie Glittenscharacter in 1991 movie "Speak of the Devil"
  • Ettie Parslowcharacter on TV's "Prisoner"
  • Miss Ettie Coombescharacter in 1935 movie "Werewolf of London"
  • Ettiecharacter in "Hell's Kitchen" by Jeffery Deaver