Arietta
ah-ree-ET-uh
Italian
Girl
Meaning-based name
- Meaning
- Short melody; Little song
- Origin
- Italian
- Is it in the Bible?
- No — the name Arietta does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Short melody; Little song", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Arietta.
- First appears in
- Does not appear in the King James text
- Peak US usage
- 1910s (0.001% of births), currently steady
- Spiritual meaning
- Arietta sings a new song — praise unto God, many seeing and trusting, the little melody that moves the whole earth to worship.
- Verses on this meaning
- Psalm 40:3
"And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD."
- Psalm 96:1
"O sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth."
- Psalm 40:3