Gracious
Joetta is a diminutive form of Jo, often combined with the popular French-inspired suffix '-etta'. It ultimately derives from the Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning 'Yahweh is gracious', and shares its roots with Joan and Joanna.
Less common today
Joetta isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,030 in 1991.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Four-time Olympic middle-distance runner
The youngest sibling and protagonist's sister · The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963
