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What does Claretta mean?
Claretta as a girls' name has its root in Latin, and the name Claretta means "bright, famous". Claretta is a version of Claire (Latin): French respelling of Clara.
ASSOCIATED WITH bright (light)
Variations
VARIANTS Klaretta, Clarita, Clareta, Clairita, Claireta
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA CLAIRE, CLARA Clairette, Clare, Clarene, Claresta, Claretha, Clarey, Clarina, Clarinda, Clarisa▼, Clarissa▼, Claritza, Clarizza, Clayrette
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Claretta Yamilet (C.Y.), ..
How popular is Claretta?
Claretta is a somewhat popular first name for women (#4082 out of 4276, Top 95%) but a rare surname for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Claretta entered the list in 1930-1939 and reached its top rank of #1952 in the U.S. then, but is not ranked at the moment. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Claire (#49 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Clara (#103), Clarissa (#742), Clare (#759), Clarene, Claretha, Clarinda, Clarisa and Clarita are the prominent varying forms of Claretta. Other variants, like Claritza, are seldom used. Adoption of these forms of Claretta was common a century ago (USAGE OF 1.42%) and is now significantly lower (USAGE 0.47%, DOWN 66.6%), with forms such as Clarissa becoming somewhat dated. Claire is the most trendy birth name among these.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Alletta, Alouetta, Amoretta, Aretta, Bretta, Calesta, Carena, Carenna, Caresa, Caressa, Caretta, Carita, Carleta, Carletta, Carlette, Carlita, Carlota, Carlotta, Carmita, Carmyta, Cetta, Charista, Charlett, Charletta, Charlette, Charlita, Charlotta, Cinetta, Clairesa (see Clarissa), Clarecia, Claresa, Claressa, Clarette, Clarica, Clarrisa (see Clarissa), Claudetta (see Claudia), Claudette▼, Coetta, Coletta, Concetta▼, Conetta, Coretta, Corretta, Cosetta, Darnetta, Earletta, Eletta, Elletta, Floretta, Gianetta, Janetta, Karletta, Koretta, Lanetta, Laretha, Laretta, Larretta (see Loretta), Lauretta▼, Lavetta, Lorretta, Lowretta (see Loretta), Maretta, Marette, Marietta▼, Marnetta, Martta, Oletta, Olivetta, Oretta, Sarette, Sarotta, Shanetta, Sharletta, Vanetta and Wanetta. These names tend to be less commonly used than Claretta.
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