Arete - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Arete \a-re-te\ is a variant of Aretha (Greek), and the meaning of Arete is "excellence; righteous".

The baby name Arete sounds like Arette and Areta. Other similar baby names are Arene and Grete.

Arete is an uncommon first name for women and an equally uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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