Henrietta
Henrietta is a female given name. The pronunciation of the name is [ hen-ree-et-uh ].[1] It comes from the male given name Henry which means "ruler of the household" or "estate ruler."[2] Henrietta is the English form of the French name Henriette. The short version of this name is Harriet. In some English-speaking areas, Henrietta is not used as much as it used to be. Harriet, however, is popular for certain countries. Both Henrietta and Harriet were most popular in the 1960s in United States. Henrietta itself ranked 446th in popularity in the 1990 census. This is a unique name (not in the top 1000 newborn names in the US in 2021).[3]
People[change | change source]
- Henrietta Boggs , American author
- Henrietta Swan Levitt , American astronomer and human calculator
- Henrietta Maria of France, queen consort of England, Scotland, and Ireland as the wife of King Charles I
- Henriette Gardelle, French swimmer (1905-1928)
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Definition of henrietta | Dictionary.com". www.dictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ↑ "Henrietta name Meaning and Origin". babys.name. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ↑ OACT. "Popular Baby Names". www.ssa.gov. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
