Henrietta - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Henrietta \he(n)-rietta, henri(et)-ta\ is pronounced hen-ree-ET-ah. It is of Old German origin, and its meaning is "ruler of the house". Feminine form of Henry. More formal version of Harriet.

Henrietta has 25 variant forms: Enrichetta, Enrichette, Enriqueta, Etta, Ettie, Etty, Hatsie, Hatsy, Hattie, Hatty, Hendrika, Henia, Henie, Henka, Hennie, Henrie, Henrieta, Henriette, Henrika, Henryetta, Hetta, Hette, Hettie, Yetta and Yettie.

For more information, see also related names Kiki and Nettie.

A baby name that sounds like Henrietta is Honorata.

Henrietta is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Henrietta. Click here to compare Henrietta with related baby names.