Clean, tidy, or plant-like
Originally a diminutive for names ending in -nette or -netta, such as Antoinette or Henrietta. It has evolved into a standalone name often associated with the stinging nettle plant or the concept of being neat and tidy.
Less common today
Nettie isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,581 in 1992.
American geneticist who discovered sex chromosomes
The younger sister of the protagonist Celie · The Color Purple
Founder of the British Ladies' Football Club
A maternal figure and cousin to Julie Jordan · Carousel
American marathon runner
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
