Lettie

English, diminutive of Letitia, Latin

"joy, gladness"

Lettie Origin and Meaning

The name Lettie is a girl's name of English origin meaning "joy, gladness".

Lettie, also spelled Letty, is a nickname name not heard in over a century, giving it the patina of a treasured antique. Lettie's style currency is rising with the trend for old-fashioned, down-to-earth nicknames. Lettie is right in step with Lottie, Hettie, Hattie, Josie, and Maisie.

One of Joan Crawford's early hit roles was in 1932 as the eponymous heroine of the film Letty Lynton, in which she wore a dress--dubbed the Letty Lynton dress--that became a national fad.

Lettie Rank in US Top 1000

# 912 in the US

Lettie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 836 on Nameberry

Lettie Popularity

• 836 Nameberry 2024
• 131 Unique 2023

20 Names Similar to Lettie

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Lettie.

• Tillie
• Ettie
• Lottie
• Dottie
• Letty
• Izzy
• Essie
• Nellie
• Letizia
• Leta
• Bessie
• Dorcas
• Suki
• Letitia
• Miki
• Loretta
• Dot
• Liesel
• Fifi
• Bess

Famous People Named Lettie

• Lettie English singer,songwriter
• Lettie Viljoen pen name of Ingrid Winterbach, South African writer
• Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans American businesswoman, first woman on the Coca,Cola board of directors
• Lettie Hamlett Rogers American novelist
• Lettie Teague American food writer and journalist

Lettie in Pop Culture

• Lettie Hatter character in the book and film Howl's Moving Castle'.
• Lettie Mae Thornton character on TV's True Blood
• Lettie Hempstock character in Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane
• Leticia "Lettie" Bostic character on TV's "A Different World"