Etter
EH-ter
Letters
5
Syllables
2
Origin
Germanic
Total Births
476
Peak Year
#21 in 1921
First Recorded
1880
Style
Vintage, Strong & Bold
Spelling
Easy to spell
What It Means
Likely a variant of Etta, a short form of Henrietta, meaning 'ruler of the home'.
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Numerology
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