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Marietta

ma-ree-ET-ah3 syllables
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Little Mary; bitter. (Italian)

What does Marietta mean?

Italian: Little Mary; bitter.. Marietta is a diminutive form of Maria, meaning 'little Mary' or 'bitter' in Hebrew.

Is Marietta a good dog name?

Not yet rated. Say it out loud a few times in your best across-the-park voice before you commit.

Marietta in the Pets in the City community

We don't have publishable popularity figures for Marietta 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 Marietta suit?

Human name
Elegant

Suggestions only — plenty of dogs happily wear names that break every rule.

Our entirely unscientific pack opinion

Toy Expert Marietta

As the new pup Marietta arrived, the others whispered, "Do you think she’ll be as picky with toys as her name suggests? If she’s ‘bitter’, we’ll be sharing our squeaky toys very carefully!"

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