Henrietta

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Gender Feminine
Usage English, Hungarian, Finnish, Swedish, Dutch
Pronounced Pron. hehn-ree-EHT-ə(English)
 HEHN-ree-eht-taw(Hungarian)
 HEHN-ree-eht-tah(Finnish)
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Meaning & History

Latinate form of HENRIETTE. It was introduced to England by Henriette Marie, the wife of the 17th-century English king Charles I. The name Henriette was also Anglicized as Harriet, a form that was initially more popular.

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VariantsHarriet, Harriett, Harriette, Harrietta(English) Henriëtte, Henriette(Dutch)
DiminutivesEtta, Ettie, Hallie, Hattie, Hatty, Hettie(English) Jet, Jetta, Jette(Dutch)
Masculine FormsHarry, Henry(English) Henrik(Hungarian) Harri, Henri, Henrikki(Finnish) Henrik(Swedish) Hendrick, Hendrik, Henricus(Dutch)
Other Languages & CulturesJindřiška(Czech) Henriette, Henrike(Danish) Henriette(French) Henriette, Henrike, Heinrike(German) Enrica(Italian) Henriette, Henrike(Norwegian) Henryka(Polish)
User SubmissionsHenríetta, Henriëtta

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