Evetta

American  

[ih-vet-uh] / ɪˈvɛt ə /

noun

1. a female given name: from an African word meaning “a hunt.”

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Example Sentences

The shop, which has been in the neighborhood for 26 years, specializes in so-called church hats: from small and simple pieces to hats with brims so wide “you can barely get through the doorway,” said Evetta Petty, the owner and milliner.

From New York Times

For more information about the event, please call Evetta Gregg at 803-776-4000 ext.

From Washington Times

Evetta Petty, who owns the Harlem’s Heaven hat boutique, said: “It actually saved me. I think I’d be out of business by now” without that help.

From Washington Post

One of them is the Harlem’s Heaven Hat Boutique, where the owner, Evetta Petty, pronounced business brisk heading into Easter.

From New York Times

Okhai Ojeikere’s photographs of the ostentatiously sculptural headdresses and hairdos of African women, with the majestic hats of Evetta Perry, owner of Harlem’s Heaven Hat Boutique, and the softer, nonetheless crownlike, crocheted hats of the artist Xenobia Bailey.

From New York Times