The names collected here are a charming group of vintage choices for girls. The other thing that unites them is that they all originated as short forms and yet can stand on their own. That means you can either use them as nicknames for more formal names or put them proudly on the birth certificate. Let’s consider the options.
Etta is a rising star of recent years, thanks to the revival of At Last singer EttaJames. Even in the 1880s, Etta was more popular on its own than any of the names it might be short for: Henrietta, Loretta, Rosetta, Marietta.
