Message: "Lonnetta (is this how it is spelled?)"

[Facts] Lonnetta (is this how it is spelled?)

by nomenphile

1/28/2006, 8:25 PM

This is a female name that I associate with black women born between WWI and WWII.

1) Do I have the right spelling?

2) Can anyone shed any light on its origin?

#Lonnetta

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- Cleveland Kent Evans (clevelandkentevans)

1/29/2006, 3:33 PM

You have one possible spelling, but Lonetta is also used.

I would assume this is simply a feminine form of Lonnie or Alonzo created by adding -etta to Lon, a pet form of those names. -etta was a productive suffix of new names during the time period you indicate.

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