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Aretha

girl name · Greek origin · 3 syllables

Meaning

traditionally 'virtuous'; forever tied to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1930s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Aretha peaked in the 1930s.

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