Harriet

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of French Henriette, feminine form of Henri (“Henry”), popular in England in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhæɹiɛt/

Proper noun

Harriet (plural Harriets)

1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
   • 1833 Leigh Hunt, A Year of Honey-Moons, Court magazine and monthly, E. Bull 1833, page 33:

     Harriet, by the way, is a very sprightly name. It is the female of Harry, and is identified in my imagination with I know not what of the power of being lively and saucy, without committing the sweetness of womanhood.

   • 1995 Elizabeth Wurtzel: Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America, Riverhead Books, 1995, →ISBN, page 14

     I found myself wanting to explain it to her, this middle-aged woman with the kind of haircut you call a hairdo, which needed to be set in rollers every night, who had a name like Agnes or Harriet, a name that even predated my mother's generation.

Related terms

• Hallie
• Hattie
• Henrietta
• Harry
• Henry

Translations

female given name

• Maori: Hāriata
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• Spanish: Enriqueta (es) f

Anagrams

• raither

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Danish

Proper noun

Harriet

1. a female given name borrowed from English

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Swedish

Proper noun

Harriet c (genitive Harriets)

1. a female given name borrowed from English