Meaning and Origin of the Name Maretta

Maretta is an English-Scottish take on the Gaelic English and Scottish name Mairead. It’s also short for Margaret.

Mary is a close English name as well. Not to be confused with the cities named Marietta.The meaning of Maretta in Latin it means, Star of the Sea. In Hebrew, sea of bitterness. In French, pregnant mother and an old Greek, Pearl.

The name Maretta became less popular during 16th and 18th century but the popularity of Maretta is growing again. Queen Margaret of Scotland (1045 to 1093) was at times called the “Pearl of Scotland”.

Way back in the day, surnames were away to place people together by location of origin clan affiliation and in some cases physical characteristics. Many names today can be traced back to Ireland and Britain making it easier to connect people to their ancestry.

Famous People Called Maretta

Famous people with the name close to Maretta’s include Marietta DePrima, Marietta Taylor and Marietta Georgia.

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