Henrietta

English

Etymology

Latinate form of French Henriette, derived from the male given name Henry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌhɛn.ɹiˈɛtə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɛtə

Proper noun

Henrietta (countable and uncountable, plural Henriettas)

1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
   • 1936, George Weller, Clutch and Differential, Ayer, published 1970, →ISBN, page 196:

     Alberta is more like a man's name than any other name that comes from a men's, more than Georgianna which is just like a magnolia blossom or Henrietta which most people change to Etta or Geraldine which nobody ever thinks of coming from a man's Irish name like Gerald.

2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A township in Jackson County, Michigan.
   2. A township in Hubbard County, Minnesota.
   3. An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Missouri.
   4. A minor city in Ray County, Missouri.
   5. A town in Monroe County, New York.
   6. A township in Lorain County, Ohio.
   7. A census-designated place in North Woodbury Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania.
   8. A city, the county seat of Clay County, Texas, United States.
   9. An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia.
   10. A town and ghost town therein, in Richland County, Wisconsin.
3. A locality in the town of Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius.
4. A rural locality in Waratah-Wynyard council area, Tasmania, Australia.

Derived terms

• HeLa
• Henrietta cloth
• Henrietta Township

given name pet forms

• Etta
• Henia
• Hettie
• Hetty

Related terms

• Harriet
• Harry
• Henriette
• Henry

Translations

feminine form of Henry

• Czech: Jindřiška (cs) f
• Danish: Henriette (da), Henrikke
• Dutch: Hendrika (nl)
• Faroese: Henrikka
• Finnish: Henriikka (fi)
• French: Henriette (fr)
• German: Heike (de), Heinrike, Henrike
• Italian: Enrica (it), Enrichetta f
• Japanese: ヘンリエッタ (henrietta)
• Latvian: Indra f, Inta f
• Norwegian: Henrikke (no)
• Polish: Henryka (pl) f
• Portuguese: Henriqueta (pt)
• Russian: Генрие́тта (ru) f (Genrijétta)
• Spanish: Enriqueta (es)
• Swedish: Henrika

Anagrams

• retaineth

Faroese

Proper noun

Henrietta f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• Henrietta's son: Henriettuson
• Henrietta's daughter: Henriettudóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Henrietta
accusative	Henriettu
dative	Henriettu
genitive	Henriettu

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɛnrijɛtːɒ]
• Hyphenation: Hen‧ri‧et‧ta
• Rhymes: -tɒ

Proper noun

Henrietta

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	Henrietta	Henrietták
accusative	Henriettát	Henriettákat
dative	Henriettának	Henriettáknak
instrumental	Henriettával	Henriettákkal
causal-final	Henriettáért	Henriettákért
translative	Henriettává	Henriettákká
terminative	Henriettáig	Henriettákig
essive-formal	Henriettaként	Henriettákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Henriettában	Henriettákban
superessive	Henriettán	Henriettákon
adessive	Henriettánál	Henriettáknál
illative	Henriettába	Henriettákba
sublative	Henriettára	Henriettákra
allative	Henriettához	Henriettákhoz
elative	Henriettából	Henriettákból
delative	Henriettáról	Henriettákról
ablative	Henriettától	Henriettáktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	Henriettáé	Henriettáké
non-attributive possessive – plural	Henriettáéi	Henriettákéi

Possessive forms of Henrietta

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Henriettám	Henriettáim
2nd person sing.	Henriettád	Henriettáid
3rd person sing.	Henriettája	Henriettái
1st person plural	Henriettánk	Henriettáink
2nd person plural	Henriettátok	Henriettáitok
3rd person plural	Henriettájuk	Henriettáik

Swedish

Etymology

From French Henriette, or borrowed from English.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Henrietta c (genitive Henriettas)

1. a female given name

Anagrams

• hetiterna