Meaning of name Arete

The name Arete has the following meaning:

It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

As a baby girl name, Arete is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Arete for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Aretha, of which the name Arete is a variant.

The name Arete is very likely a(n) Greek variant of the name Aretha. See other suggested Greek girl baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Aretha.

The following names are baby names related to Arete and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Arete: Boys - Damond, Demetrius, Erastus, Lysandros, Narcissus, Nicodemus, Girls - Alethea, Althea, Delpha, Despina, Hortensia, Katarina, Nyssa, Rilla, Both genders - Alpha, Neo

The name Arete is a variant of Aretha. Other popular variants of the name Aretha are: Areatha, Areta, Arete, Aretha (Greek), Arethusa, Aretina, Arita, Retha (English)

We think the name Arete should fall under the following style category: Ladylike.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Arete to be: A big and talented woman

In one word, you might describe Arete as a(n) "talented" person.

See other "talented" names for girls.