The first name Harriet is of English, French, Teutonic, Scottish, German origin. It is often a girl name. It has the following meaning(s):

English: Rules the Home. Feminine Form of Harry (From Henry). Famous Bearer: Harriet Beecher Stowe (Uncle Tom's Cabin, ). A Variant of Henrietta

French: Variant of Henrietta: Keeper of the Hearth. Rules Her Household. from Henriette, the French Feminine Form of Henry

Teutonic: Ruler of the Home

Teutonic: Home-ruler, Self-willed, Rebellious, Attractive

English: Home Ruler, Ruler of an Estate; Derived from the French Henriette, a Feminine Diminutive of Henri. Variations: Harriette. Pet: Hattie. (Har-ree-el)

Scottish: Home Ruler, Ruler of an Estate; Derived from the French Henriette, a Feminine Diminutive of Henri. Also Used to Anglicize Gaelic Oighrig (Good Voice?)

German: Home Ruler

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Etta  (Latin)
Abbreviation for Henrietta and Harriette

Etta  (English)
Abbreviation for Henrietta and Harriette

Ettie  (Latin)
Abbreviation for Henrietta and Harriette

Ettie  (English)
Diminutive of Esther, Harriette, or Henrietta, Sometimes Used As an Independent Name

Etty  (Latin)
Abbreviation for Henrietta and Harriette

Etty  (English)
Diminutive of Esther, Harriette, or Henrietta, Sometimes Used As an Independent Name

Harriett  (French)
Rules Her Household. Feminine of Harry from Henry

Harrietta  (Teutonic)
Ruler of the Home

Harrietta  (French)
Rules the Home

Harriette  (Teutonic)
Ruler of the Home

Harriette  (French)
Rules the Home

Hattie  (English)
Rules the Home. Diminutive of Harriet. Feminine of Harry from Henry

Hatty  (English)
Rules the Home. Diminutive of Harriet. Feminine of Harry from Henry

Oighrig  (Scottish)
Of Uncertain Derivation, Believed to Be Derived Either from Aithbhreac (New Speckled One) or from the Greek Euphemia (Fair Speech). Anglicization: Africa, Effie, Efric, Erica, Euphemia, Harriet, Henri

Topsy  (English)
The Name of a Little Slave Girl in 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' by Harriet Beecher Stowe

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