Netta is a short form of many names ending -netta, including Aquanetta, Arnetta, Dawnetta, Janetta and Jenetta, as part of the largest etymological root of names with over five hundred variations, both male and female. Notable people with this name include the following:

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* Netta Aloni (born 1945), Israeli composer * Netta Barzilai (born 1993), Israeli singer also known mononymously as Netta *

Netta Eames Netta Eames (September 26, 1852 – March 6, 1944) was born Ninetta Wiley, in Wisconsin on September 26, 1852. She is commonly known as Netta. She is best known as a writer and magazine editor in the late 1800s and early 1900s. As the editor o ...

, born Ninetta Wiley, (1852–1944), American writer *

Netta Engelhardt Netta Engelhardt is an Israeli-American theoretical physicist known for her work resolving the black hole information paradox, concerning the apparent loss of physical information from objects that enter black holes and become transformed into ...

, Israeli-American theoretical physicist *

Netta Garti Netta Garti (or Neta Garty; he, נטע גרטי; born 20 March 1980) is an Israeli actress. Biography Garti was born in and lives in Tel Aviv, Israel, to a Jewish family. She played the role of Cookie in the Israeli television series '' The Ar ...

(born 1980), Israeli actress *

Netta Elizabeth Gray Netta Elizabeth Gray (1913–1970) was an American botanist. She was a specialist in the conifer genus ''Podocarpus'' and much of her research material, including anatomical microscope slides, are now housed at the U.S. National Arboretum in Was ...

(1913–1970), American botanist *

Netta Muskett Netta Muskett (1887 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England – 29 May 1963 in Putney) was a British writer of more than 60 romance novels from 1927 to 1963, who also wrote under the pseudonym Anne Hill. Her novels have been translated to several languages, ...

(1887–1963), British romance novelist * Netta Peacock (1864/7–1938), English art writer and photographer *

Netta Rheinberg Netta Rheinberg MBE (24 October 1911 – 18 June 2006) was an English cricketer, journalist and administrator. She appeared in one Test match for England in 1949, against Australia. She played domestic cricket for Middlesex. Her single Test mat ...

(1911–2006), English cricketer, journalist and administrator *

Netta Schreiber Netta Schreiber ( he, נטע שרייבר; born 6 November 1998) is an Israeli retired competitive figure skater. She competed at the 2014 and 2015 World Championships. Personal life Schreiber was born in Tel Aviv, Israel on 6 November 1998. ...

(born 1998), Israeli figure skater *

Netta Syrett Netta Syrett (17 March 1865 – 15 December 1943) was an English writer of the late Victorian period whose novels featured New Woman protagonists. Her novel ''Portrait of a Rebel'' was adapted into the 1936 film ''A Woman Rebels''. Biography ...

(1865–1943), English writer

Nickname

(1852–1944), American writer and magazine editor, early proponent of Jack London *

Johnetta Elzie Johnetta "Netta" Elzie (born April 16, 1989) is an American civil rights activist. She is one of the leaders in the activist group We The Protesters and co-edits the Ferguson protest newsletter ''This Is the Movement'' with fellow activist D ...

(born 1989), American civil rights activist

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