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What does Aretha mean?
Greek: Of Greek origin meaning 'excellence' or 'virtue'.. Aretha is of Greek origin, meaning 'excellence' or 'virtue'.
Is Aretha a good dog name?
Not yet rated. Say it out loud a few times in your best across-the-park voice before you commit.
Aretha in the Pets in the City community
We don't have publishable popularity figures for Aretha in our Auckland community. This does not tell us how common the name is.
From anonymised, aggregated records of dogs at our 5 Auckland centres. Our community, not a national census.
What kind of dog does Aretha suit?
Classic
Human name
Suggestions only — plenty of dogs happily wear names that break every rule.
Our entirely unscientific pack opinion
What the Playgroup Will Assume About Aretha
The other dogs at the hotel were buzzing about Aretha's arrival. "I hear she’s all about excellence. Do you think she'll critique our howls?"
Names similar to Aretha
Abagael — A variant of Abigail, meaning 'my father's joy'.Abagail — A variant of Abigail, meaning 'my father is joy'.Abayomi — Yoruba name meaning 'bringer of joy'.Abbiegail — Variant of Abigail, meaning 'my father's joy'.Abbigail — Means 'my father is joyful' in Hebrew.Abdalla — An Arabic name meaning 'servant of God'.Abdulloh — Variant of Abdullah, meaning 'servant of God'.Abegail — Variant of Abigail, meaning 'my father is joy'.