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Meaning of name Harriett

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Meaning

The name Harriett has the following meaning:

Ruler of the household. Female form of the name Henry.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

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

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Harriett in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Harriett is pronounced as hayr-ee-ut

Origins

Harriett originates from the German language.
See other suggested German girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Harriett and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Harriett: Boys - Wilbur, Girls - Adelia, Adelle, Berdie, Deloise, Henriette, Herminia, Karla, Theda, Willa, Both genders - Alice, Jocelyn

Variants

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Harriett are: Hattie, Ettie

Style

We think the name Harriett should fall under the following style category: German.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Harriett to be: A bubbly, beautiful and well-mannered woman

In one word, you might describe Harriett as a(n) "bubbly" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Harriett (or its variants) are:

Harriet Andersson, born on 14 January, a famous actress. Harriet Andersson's background: A Swedish actress, best known outside Sweden for being part of one of director Ingmar Bergman's stock company.

Harriet Beecher Stowe, born on 14 June, a famous author. Harriet Beecher Stowe's background: An American abolitionist and author. Her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) depicted life for African-Americans under slavery became influential in the U.S. and Britain and made the political issues of the 1850s regarding slavery tangible to millions, energizing anti-slavery forces in the American North, while provoking widespread anger in the South.

Harriet Backer, born on 21 January, a famous artist. Harriet Backer's background: A Norwegian painter who achieved recognition in her own time and was a pioneer among female artists both in the Nordic countries and in Europe generally.
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