Meanings
plural Henriettas
- countableuncountableA female given name from the Germanic languages.
Alberta is more like a man's name than any other name that comes from a men's, more than Georgianna which is just like a magnolia blossom or Henrietta which most people change to Etta or Geraldine which nobody ever thinks of coming from a man's Irish name like Gerald.
1936, George Weller, Clutch and Differential, Ayer, published 1970, →ISBN, page 196 - A number of places in the United States:
- countableuncountableA township in Jackson County, Michigan.
- countableuncountableA township in Hubbard County, Minnesota.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Johnson County, Missouri.
- countableuncountableA minor city in Ray County, Missouri.
- countableuncountableA town in Monroe County, New York.
- countableuncountableA township in Lorain County, Ohio.
- countableuncountableA census-designated place in North Woodbury Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania.
- countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Clay County, Texas, United States.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia.
- countableuncountableA town and ghost town therein, in Richland County, Wisconsin.
- countableuncountableA locality in the town of Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius.
- countableuncountableA rural locality in Waratah-Wynyard council area, Tasmania, Australia.
Origin
- FrenchHenriette
- EnglishHenrietta
Latinate form of French Henriette, derived from the male given name Henry.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech Jindřiška
- Jindřiškafeminine form of Henry
Danish Henriette, Henrikke
- Henriettefeminine form of Henry
- Henrikkefeminine form of Henry
Dutch Hendrika
- Hendrikafeminine form of Henry
Finnish Henriikka
- Henriikkafeminine form of Henry
French Henriette
- Henriettefeminine form of Henry
German Heike, Heinrike
- Heikefeminine form of Henry
- Heinrikefeminine form of Henry
- Henrikefeminine form of Henry
Italian Enrica, Enrichetta
- Enricafeminine form of Henry
- Enrichettafeminine form of Henry
Japanese ヘンリエッタ
- ヘンリエッタ (henrietta)feminine form of Henry
Latvian Indra, Inta
- Indrafeminine form of Henry
- Intafeminine form of Henry
Norwegian Henrikke
- Henrikkefeminine form of Henry
Polish Henryka
- Henrykafeminine form of Henry
Portuguese Henriqueta
- Henriquetafeminine form of Henry
Russian Генрие́тта
- Генрие́тта (Genrijétta)feminine form of Henry
Spanish Enriqueta
- Enriquetafeminine form of Henry
Swedish Henrika
- Henrikafeminine form of Henry
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Henrietta
Cite this entry
Henrietta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Henrietta
“Henrietta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Henrietta. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Henrietta,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Henrietta.
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