Juta
See also: juta and jũta
Estonian
Etymology
Probably identical with German Jutta and Danish Jytte.
Proper noun
Juta
- A fairy living on the Lake Endla in Estonian mythology, and in the Kalevipoeg.
- A female given name.
Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century. Probably a variant of Judīte (“Judith”). Cognate with Estonian Juta and German Jutta.
Proper noun
Juta f
- A female given name.
References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- Population Register of Latvia: Juta was the only given name of 645 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.