What does Aretha mean?
How do we pronounce Aretha?
Aretha \a-ret-ha, ar-e-tha\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables.
The baby girl name Aretha is pronounced as ahRIY-THah- 1.
1 Pronunciation for Aretha: AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; TH as in "theme (TH.IY.M)"
What is the origin of Aretha?
Aretha is mainly used in English and it is of Old Greek origin. The name is derived from the Greek Arete, itself from the element 'arete' (excellence, virtue). In Greek mythology, Arethusa was a wood nymph who was pursued by an amorous river god and later transformed into a spring; this form of the name was later revived in various 17th-century English works, such as the Beaumont and Fletcher play Philaster (1608-). The name Aretha has in recent times been popularized by the American singer Aretha Franklin (1942-). The name Aretha is used to a great extent; it has 29 variant forms that are used in both English and other languages. English variant forms include name Areata, baby name Areatha, Areathia name variations, Areeta pronounciation, Areetha name popularity, Aret name variations, nicknames for Arete, what does the name Arethea mean, meaning of Arethia, Aretina meaning and origin, short names for Aretta, Arita meaning and origin, name Aritha meaning, Arletha meaning, baby name Arytha, baby name Arythya, nicknames for Laretha, Oreta pronounciation, nicknames for Oretha, Oretta name, baby name Orette, Rareta name, short names for Reatha, Rethy name, and Ritha name popularity. Other English forms include the shortening Retha meaning of name, and the spelling variant name Areta meaning. Variant forms of Aretha used in other languages include the Latinized name Arethusa origin and the French baby name Arette.
A famous person named Aretha is Singer Aretha Franklin, born 25 March 1942, Memphis, Tennessee.
List of baby names Aretha:
the Greek meaning of Ardea, the name Ardeah name variations, the Albanian baby name Ardita, the name name Areeta, the name Areetha meaning, the English Areta meaning of name, the English baby name Aretta, the name Arthea name, the name Aurita meaning and origin, the name nicknames for Heirierte, the name baby name Irati, the name name Oraida origin, the name name Oreta meaning, the name what does the name Oretta mean, the name short names for Oritha, the name name Orthea, the name nicknames for Ortheah, the Greek Orthia meaning, the name name Orthiah, and the name Orthiya definition.
The baby name Aretha fun facts:
The name Aretha in reverse order is "Ahtera".
The numerological value of the name Aretha is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.
How popular is Aretha?
Aretha is not in the top girl names in USA.