At a Glance: Name: Aletta – Meaning: noble kind – Origin: Dutch/Low German (diminutive of Adelheid) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: uh-LET-uh
Aletta is a Dutch/Low German (diminutive of Adelheid) girl's name meaning “noble kind”. It appears in our list of 200+ Beautiful Baby Girls Names That Start with A.
Meaning & Origin of Aletta
Meaning: Noble kind.
Origin: Dutch/Low German (diminutive of Adelheid).
A common claim: Often glossed as Latin/Dutch for 'winged one.' Actually: Incorrect -- Aletta is a diminutive of Adelheid ('noble kind'), the same Germanic root behind Adelaide and Alice, with no connection to wings.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Aletta
Phonetic: uh-LET-uh IPA: /əˈlɛtə/
Popularity of Aletta
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1892–2024.
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