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What does Marietta mean?
Marietta 
▼ as a girls' name is of French and Latin origin, and the meaning of Marietta is "star of the sea". Diminutive of Mary via Marie. Common since the mid 19th century. Philanthropist Marietta Tree. Also form of Maria.
ASSOCIATED WITH star, sea, 19th century, tree
Variations
VARIANTS Maretta, Mariet, Mariette, Maryetta
SEE ALSO Etta
RELATIONS VIA MARIE, MARY Manette, Marella, Marette, Maria▼, Mariana, Marianna▲, Marie▼, Mariel▼, Mariela▼, Mariella▲, Marielle, Marilla, Mariquita, Mariska, Marita, Maritsa, Maritza▼, Maurita
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Marietta Parker (M.P.), ..
How popular is Marietta?
Marietta is a very prominent first name for women (#889 out of 4276, Top 21%) and also a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#23514 out of 150436, Top 16%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Marietta reached its apex rank of #424 in the U.S. during 1910-1919, but is not found in the list currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Marietta are Etta (#951 VIA LATEST LIST), Maria (#116), Mariana (#286), Marianna (#834), Marie (#576), Mariel, Mariela (#1547), Mariella (#1269), Marielle (#1772), Mariette, Marilla, Mariska, Marita, Maritza (#1682), Mary (#126) and Maryetta. Other variants, like Maritsa, are seldom used. Usage of these relations of Marietta was well-received in the 1910s (ADOPTION OF 7.3%) and is now significantly reduced (ADOPTION 0.5%, ▼93.7%), with forms like Etta becoming less trendy. Mary has been the most prevalent, though Maria is now the most fashionable.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Arletta, Arnetta, Brieta, Brietta, Britta, Caretta, Carita, Carletta, Carlette, Charletta, Claretta, Corretta, Corvetta, Doretta, Earlette, Erletta, Fayetta, Garnette, Hariette, Harrietta, Jacketta, Julietta, Klaretta, Lanetta, Laretha, Larita, Lauretta▼, Loretta▼, Lorretta, Malitta, Marcela, Marcella▼, Marcena, Marcenia (see Marcene), Marcita, Mareina, Marelda, Maressa, Margaretta, Margerita (see Margaret), Marget, Marilisa, Marinda, Marinella, Marinna, Marisella, Marisha, Maristela, Marivella, Markesha, Marlea, Marleena, Marlena▼, Marlette, Marquetta, Marquita▼, Marseea, Mart, Martta, Marvela, Marvella, Meerta, Mirta, Mirtha, Muriella, Myrtia, Ornetta (see Arnette), Primetta, Ranitta, Salletta (see Sally), Sarotta, Valletta, Vanetta, Wanetta and Zanetta. These names tend to be less frequently used than Marietta.
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