The baby name Setta is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SET-uh (IPA: /ˈsɛtə/).
The baby name Setta is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SET-uh (IPA: /ˈsɛtə/).
Setta is in Origin.
Setta is a feminine name of Italian origin, most often a clipped pet form built from names ending in -setta/-etta - especially Rosetta (“little rose”) and Lisetta/Elisetta (diminutives of Elisabetta, “God is my oath”). The element -etta is a Romance diminutive, so Setta reads as a compact, affectionate call-name.
Documented in 19th–20th‑century Italian parish and civil records as a familiar use-name, Setta was occasionally recorded as a standalone given name and later traveled with Italian emigrant families to the Americas and Australia. Variants and related forms include Seta (alternate spelling), Zetta (dialectal/orthographic), and the longer bases Rosetta, Lisetta, Elisetta, and Marisetta; cognate nicknames are Etta and Eta. Meaning follows the source: “little rose” via Rosetta, or “pledged to God” via Elisabetta (ultimately from Hebrew Elisheva).
Setta is seldom given. We have only 94 recorded uses of it on record, from 18 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | Girls | 0 | #233 | 5 | 7,146 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #250 | 4 | 6,830 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #557 | 5 | 19,177 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| LB | 0 | #645 | 14 | 13,263 | |
| SY | 0 | #719 | 10 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #921 | 5 | 15,035 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 5 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,124 | 18 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,167 | 10 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Setta is popular in 18 countries — most recent births per country:
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