Marietta: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Little Maria
Origin
Italian
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
mair-ee-ET-uh

Marietta is an Italian girl's name meaning “Little Maria”. It appears in our list of 175+ State-Inspired Baby Names as American as They Come.

Meaning & Origin of Marietta

Meaning: Little Maria.

Origin: Italian.

A common claim: of the sea Actually: Marietta is an Italian diminutive of Maria, not a Latin name meaning 'of the sea'.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Marietta

mair-ee-ET-uhIPA /ˌmɛəriˈɛtə/

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