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Vonnetta
How to Pronounce Vonnetta
Pronounced vuh-NET-uh /vəˈnɛt.ə/Medium
Meaning: Vonnetta is a modern coinage built on the Von- sound of Yvonne and Vonda plus the diminutive -etta ending. It sits close to Vonetta, the name of actress Vonetta McGee, and its warmth comes from that familiar French-flavored shape rather than a separate meaning.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Vonnetta is a modern American coinage in the Von- family, drawing on Yvonne (French, linked to the yew tree) and Vonda, then adding the soft diminutive -etta ending. It stands beside Vonetta, borne by the actress Vonetta McGee, and belongs to the inventive African American naming of the early nineteen-seventies. It appears on United States birth records for a short span in that decade.
It was always very rare, given to only a handful of girls a year even at its high in the mid-nineteen-seventies, so a girl named Vonnetta then would be about fifty today. It reads as a coinage of its moment rather than a revival.
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- ★Vonetta McGee (1945-2010)American film actress prominent in nineteen-seventies cinema; her name mirrors this coinage
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Vonnetta mean?
It is a modern coinage joining a Von- opening to the -etta ending, in the family of Vonetta and Yvonne.
How do you pronounce Vonnetta?
It's said vuh-NET-uh /vəˈnɛt.ə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Vonnetta a boy or girl name?
Vonnetta is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Vonnetta?
It has always been very rare, given to only a handful of girls a year at its peak in the mid-nineteen-seventies.