Etta

Etta Cone (1870–1949) and Claribel Cone (1864–1929), collectively known as the Cone sisters, were American art collectors, world travelers, and socialites who were active during the first part of the 20th century. Claribel trained as a physician and Etta as a pianist. Their social circle included Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso and Gertrude Stein. They gathered one of the best known collections of modern art in the United States at their Baltimore apartments, and the collection now makes up a wing of the Baltimore Museum of Art. Their collection was estimated to be worth almost a billion US dollars in 2002.

The first time I ever saw anyone else with my name was in the obituary column of our local paper. It was for a 98 year old Lady from Bryson City, North Carolina. I went to a private school and one of our English class lessons was to read the newspaper daily. This was in the fourth grade, so I was around 9 years old. Saw it again later that year when I read about Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in the Time-Life book The Outlaws. She was the paramour of Harry Longabaugh aka The Sundance Kid. I was fascinated. Of course, I learned, not much later, of Etta James. The first experiences with my name that were of the positive sort. Before that, I most often was made fun of because of my name. Afterwards, meh, water off a ducks back. ROCK ON, Etta's of this world ~

Name of fictional recurring character in Wonder Woman comic books Etta Candy.

Etta Moten Barnett (1901-2004) was an African-American actress and singer.

Etta Zuber Falconer was the first African American to receive her PHD in mathematics.

Etta Place was a companion of the American outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, both members of the outlaw gang known as the Wild Bunch.

A famous Etta is rhythm and blues singer Etta James, best known for her fantastic rendition of "At Last."

Etta James' name was actually Jamesetta Hawkes, which she promptly shifted around.