Aretha

The first thing that came to my mind about this name is how it looks and sounds like the word urethra.

This is a pretty name and I suppose the name could be a feminine version of Arthur. Adding a 'G' in front of the name would make Garetha, a feminine form of the masculine name Gareth which definitely would work. This name could also be short for Arethusa and again Garethusa would also work as a valid feminine name.

Yeah, sounds like urethra.

My name is Aretha. I love my name. It's different and unique. I also love the fact that I was named after, the #Great Aretha Franklin. #QueenOfSoul.

Lovely.

Definitely a black woman's name. I don't think there's a single white woman with this name.

To the comment above, I think it is really stupid to call a specific name a "white" or "black" name. Names are names, there's no colour attached.

I don't like this name, and I don't really care for Aretha Franklin. It sounds like another name that white people think every other black woman has, when in fact that's not the case.

Very lovely, and a great alternative to the unattractive Agatha.

This name sounds like urethra, and everyone would assume the girl or woman is named after Aretha Franklin.

Seconding the person who mentioned it sounds like 'urethra', because that's what it always reminds me of too. The urethra, for those who don't know, is the tube through which you pee. Yeah, not what you want to bring to mind when you tell people baby's name.