Girl · Germanic, through French
Harriet
Say it: HAIR-ee-it
Meaning
English form of French Henriette, feminine of Henry: Germanic haim 'home' and ric 'ruler'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Very common from the late 18th to the late 19th century.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1880s
In the United States
- 89,304 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1880, about 1 in 285 girls
- 226 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Harriett, Harriette
| French | Henriette |
|---|---|
| German | Henriette |
| Italian | Henrietta |
Famous bearers
- Harriet Tubman, abolitionist
- Harriet Beecher Stowe, author
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Where this comes from
- Parish baptism registers
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- Well-known works of literature
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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