Nettie is a feminine given name that is a diminutive form of Annette, Jeanette, Anna and Antonia. Its popularity in the United States has continually declined since its peak in the 1910s and 1920s.[1] Notable people with this name include:

Given name

Nickname/stagename

  • Nettie Adler (1868–1950), born Henrietta Adler, English politician
  • Nettie Fowler (1835–1923), nickname of Nancy Fowler McCormick, American philanthropist
  • Nettie Honeyball, pseudonym of possibly Mary Hutson, English footballer
  • Nettie Cronise Lutes (1843–1923), nickname of Annette Cronise Lutes, American lawyer
  • Nettie Parrish Martin (1840–1915), nom de plume of Marie Antoinette Parrish Hough Martin, American writer
  • Nettie Palmer (1885–1964), nickname of Janet Gertrude Palmer, née Higgins, Australian poet and critic
  • Nettie Runnals (1885–1980), nickname of Ninetta May Runnals, American academic
  • Nettie Tobin (1863–1944), nickname of Esther Tobin, American Bahá'í community member

Fictional characters

See also

Notes

  1. "Nettie". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
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