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that is a diminutive form of Antonietta and

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given name that is a short form of the name

Henrietta Henrietta may refer to: * Henrietta (given name), a feminine given name, derived from the male name Henry Places * Henrietta Island in the Arctic Ocean * Henrietta, Mauritius * Henrietta, Tasmania, a locality in Australia United States * Henrie ...

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given name. Notable people with this name include the following:

Given name

Etta Baker Etta Baker (March 31, 1913 – September 23, 2006) was an American Piedmont blues guitarist and singer from North Carolina. Early life and career She was born Etta Lucille Reid in Caldwell County, North Carolina, of African-American, Native A ...

(1913–2006), American musician *

Etta Moten Barnett Etta Moten Barnett (November 5, 1901 – January 2, 2004) was an American actress and contralto vocalist, who was identified with her signature role of "Bess" in ''Porgy and Bess''. She created new roles for African-American women on stage ...

(1901–2004), American actress and singer * Etta Deikman (fl. 1950s –) American artist *

Etta Zuber Falconer Etta Zuber Falconer (21 November 1933 – 19 September 2002) was an educator and mathematician the bulk of whose career was spent at Spelman College, where she eventually served as department head and associate provost. She was one of the earl ...

(1933–2002), American educator *

Etta Federn Etta Federn-Kohlhaas (April 28, 1883 – May 9, 1951) or Marietta Federn, also published as Etta Federn-Kirmsse and Esperanza, was a writer, translator, educator and important woman of letters in pre-war Germany. In the 1920s and 1930s, she was ac ...

(1883–1951), Austrian writer * Etta C. Gravely (born 1939), American chemistry academic * Etta Hulme (1923–2014), American cartoonist *

Etta Jones Etta Jones (November 25, 1928 – October 16, 2001) was an American jazz singer. Her best-known recordings are "Don't Go to Strangers" and "Save Your Love for Me". She worked with Buddy Johnson, Oliver Nelson, Earl Hines, Barney Bigard, Gene A ...

(1928–2001), American singer *

Etta Lee Etta Lee (September 12, 1906 – October 27, 1956) was an American silent film actress, known for supporting roles. Early life Lee was born on September 12, 1906, in Kauai, Hawaii. Her father was a Chinese medical doctor and her mother was of ...

(1906–1956), American actress * Etta Belle Lloyd (1860–1929), American pioneer *

Etta Wedell Mastbaum Etta Wedell Mastbaum (September 6, 1886 – November 1, 1953) was an American philanthropist, department store executive, art collector, and director of a national chain of motion picture theaters. Biography Born Etta Lit Wedell to a Jewish famil ...

(1866–1953), American executive * Etta May, American comedian *

Etta McDaniel Etta McDaniel (December 1, 1890January 13, 1946) was an American actress who appeared in over 60 films between 1933 and 1946. She was the sister of actor Sam McDaniel and actress and Academy Award winner Hattie McDaniel. Early life McDaniel ...

(1890–1946), American actress *

Etta Murfitt Etta Jane Bertschinger (née Murfitt; born 29 July 1966) is a British dancer, choreographer and the associate director of the New Adventures educational strand. She has worked for Matthew Bourne for over 20 years in a variety of different roles ...

(born 1966), British dancer and choreographer *

Etta Neumann Etta Neumann was a female Austrian international table tennis player. Table tennis career She won a bronze medal at the 1930 World Table Tennis Championships in the doubles with Josefine Kolbe. See also * List of table tennis players * List ...

, Austrian table tennis player *

Etta Palm d'Aelders Etta Lubina Johanna Palm d'Aelders (April 1743 – 28 March 1799), also known as the Baroness of Aelders, was a Dutch spy and feminist, outspoken during the French Revolution. She gave the address ''Discourse on the Injustice of the Laws in Fa ...

(1743–1799), Dutch feminist * Etta D. Pisano, American radiologist *

Etta Place Etta Place ( , ?) was a companion of the American outlaws Robert LeRoy Parker, alias Butch Cassidy and Harry Alonzo Longabaugh, alias Sundance Kid. The three were members of the outlaw gang known as Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch. She was princip ...

(c. 1878 – ?), American Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch associate *

Etta Scollo Etta Scollo (born 27 May 1958) is an Italian singer and songwriter. Her music combines traditional Sicilian music, pop and jazz. Biography Born in Catania, Italy, she moved to Turin to study Architecture. She abandoned her studies to devote h ...

(born 1958), Italian singer and songwriter * Etta Semple, birthname Martha Etta Donaldson, née Martha Etta Kilmer (1854–1914), American activist * Etta Angell Wheeler (1834–1921), American child advocate *

Etta Wriedt Etta Wriedt (1859-1942) was an American direct voice medium. Wriedt was born in Detroit and was well known in the field of spiritualism, she employed a trumpet in the darkness of the séance room which she claimed spirits would use to make noises ...

(1859–1942), American medium

Nickname or stage name

Etta Banda Eta Elizabeth Banda (born 1949) is a former Malawian politician who was the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2011. Prior to entering politics, she worked as a health professional and university administrator. Early life Banda st ...

(born 1949), Malawian politician *

Etta Bond Henrietta "Etta" Bond is a British singer-songwriter. She was the first signing to OddChild Music, partially owing to Bond becoming friends with Labrinth thanks to a fluke Myspace encounter. Career Writing material for her debut release, Bond ...

(born 1989), nickname of Henrietta Bond, British singer-songwriter *

Etta Britt Etta Britt (Melissa Prewitt, born Lancaster, Kentucky) is a Nashville-based R&B, soul and blues vocalist. Successful and sought after in the role of supporting artist, in 2012, Britt was approached by songwriter Sandy Knox (Reba McEntire) and ...

, birthname Melissa Prewitt, (born 1958/1959), American vocalist *

Etta Cameron Etta Cameron (born Ettamae Louvita Coakley; 21 November 1939 – 4 March 2010) was a The Bahamas, Bahamian–Danish people, Danish singer. She especially sang jazz and gospel music, gospel, and left her mark in the Danish music culture through h ...

, birthname Ettamae Louvita Coakley, (1939–2010), Bahamian singer * Etta Hawkins, stage name of Henrietta Luna Hawkins (1865–1945), American actress *

Etta James Jamesetta Hawkins (January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012), known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer who performed in various genres, including gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, rock and roll, and soul. Starting her career in 1954, sh ...

, birthname Jamesetta Hawkins (1938–2012), American singer * Margaretta Louisa Lemon (1860–1953), British conservationist *

Etta Haynie Maddox Henrietta Haynie Maddox (January 6, 1860 – February 19, 1933) was a vocalist, lawyer and suffragist. Maddox became the first woman in Maryland licensed to practice law in 1902. She fought for the rights of women to take the bar exam and practic ...

, (1860–1933), American vocalist, lawyer and suffragist *

Etta Rosales Loretta Ann P. "Etta" Rosales (born August 17, 1939) is a Filipina activist, teacher and politician who has served three terms as the party-list representative of the Akbayan Citizens' Action Party to the Philippines' House of Representatives f ...

(fl. 1998–2015), Filipino politician

Fictional characters

Etta Candy Etta Candy is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics publications and related media, commonly as the best friend of the superhero Wonder Woman. Spirited and vivacious, with a devil-may-care attitude, Etta debuted as a young white woman with ...

, Wonder Woman's best friend in the DC Comics universe *Etta, Gunslinger Girl character *Etta, Realm of the Elderlings character *

Etta Kett ''Etta Kett'' is a long-running comic strip created by Paul Robinson, which ran from December 7, 1925 to November 9, 1974. Publication history The original distribution in December 1925 was with the Putnam Syndicate, moving over to the Centr ...

(fl. 1925 – 1974), Comic strip (and comic strip character) focused on teenage etiquette *

Etta Tavernier Celestine and Etta Tavernier are fictional characters from the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'', played by Leroy Golding and Jacqui Gordon-Lawrence respectively. Both appear primarily in the serial as a married couple between 1990 and 1992. Celest ...

, EastEnders character played by Jacqui Gordon-Lawrence

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