Harriet
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- //ˈhæɹiɛt//
A female given name from the Germanic languages.
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A female given name from the Germanic languages.
Harriet, by the way, is a very sprightly name. It is the female of Harry, and is identified in my imagination with I know not what of the power of being lively and saucy, without committing the sweetness of womanhood.
I found myself wanting to explain it to her, this middle-aged woman with the kind of haircut you call a hairdo, which needed to be set in rollers every night, who had a name like Agnes or Harriet, a name that even predated my mother's generation.
Étymologie
Anglicized form of French Henriette, feminine form of Henri (“Henry”), popular in England in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Formes
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- Harriets
Harriet · A female given name from the Germanic languages.
Harrington · A habitational surname from Old English from several places…harris · A dried preparation of the flowering tops or other parts of…Harris · An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic.