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What does Reta mean?
Reta 
▼ as a girls' name is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Reta is "pearl". Variant of Rita; short form of Margaret.
ASSOCIATED WITH greek
Variations
VARIANTS Reda, Reeda, Reeta, Rheta, Rhetta
RELATED FORMS VIA MARGARET, RITA Greta▲, Gretal, Gretl, Gretta, Meg, Megan▼, Meta▼, Mette, Meyta, Peg, Reita, Rheeta, Rida, Riet, Rieta, Rita▼, Ritta
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Reta Alaiya (R.A.), ..
How popular is Reta?
Reta is a very popular first name for females (#1205 out of 4276, Top 28%) and also a very popular last name for both adults and children (#22910 out of 150436, Top 15%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Reta reached its apex rank of #509 in the U.S. in the 1930s, but is not in the Top 1000 currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Popular related forms of Reta ranked in the Top 2000 are Greta (#587 VIA LATEST LIST), Gretta, Margaret (#127), Meg, Megan (#545), Meta, Peg, Reda, Reita, Rheta and Rita (#1251). Other variants, like Gretal, are seldom used. These relations of Reta were popular 108 years ago (MEDIAN #1283) and are now much less widespread (#1542, ▼92%), with versions such as Rita becoming less stylish. Greta is the most fashionable baby name in this compilation.
Similar Names
Reta▼ is alike in pronunciation to Retta▼ and Ruta. Other recommended sound-alike names are Aleta, Aneta, Beta, Delta, Esta▼, Geeta, Gerta, Gita, Iveta, Jetta, Lata, Leta▼, Mata, Nata, Neta, Netta, Nita▼, Peta, Queta, Raja, Rama, Rana, Rea, Read, Reatha, Reba▼, Rebba, Reeba, Reed, Reena, Reesa, Rei, Reid, Reida, Remy▲, Rena▼, Renae▼, Renata▲, Renay, Renita▼, Renyta, Resi, Retha▼, Reva▼, Rey, Reya, Reyna▲, Reza, Rezka, Rhia, Ria▼, Rica, Rieka, Rika, Ritsa, Riva, Roba, Roda, Roma▼, Roza, Rupa, Ruth▼, Teeta, Tita, Uta, Veeta, Veta, Yetta▼, Zeeta, Zeta, Zetta, Zita and Zyta. These names tend to be less frequently used than Reta.
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