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What does Harriet mean?
Harriet 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced HARE-ee-et. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Harriet is "home leader". Feminine of Harry, from Henry; an informal version of Henrietta. A TV sitcom in the 1950s was called "Ozzie and Harriet". Literary: "Harriet the Spy" is a well-known children's book. See also Etta. Author Harriet Beecher Stowe; civil rights leader Harriet Tubman.
Variations
VARIANTS Halle▼, Hallie, Harrie, Harriett▼, Harrietta, Hariette, Harriot, Harriott, Harriotte, Hat, Hatsee, Hatsey, Hatsie, Hatsy, Hattie▼, Hatty
SEE ALSO Harriette
RELATIONS VIA ETTA, HENRIETTA Henrie, Henrieta
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Harriet Charlotte (H.C.), ..
How popular is Harriet?
Harriet is a very popular first name for women (#316 out of 4276, Top 7%) and a slightly less popular last name for all people (#82691 out of 150436, Top 55%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Harriet reached its highest position of #90 in the U.S. in the 1880s, and is at #1053 presently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Hallie (#460 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Hattie (#495), Halle (#895), Etta (#951), Harriett, Harriette, Harry, Henrietta and Henry are the popular related forms of Harriet (#1053). Other forms, like Henrieta, are uncommon. These forms of Harriet were popular as birth names a century ago (AVERAGE #442) and are now significantly less widespread (#1385, ▼93%), with versions such as Halle going out of style.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Barrie, Briet, Carrie▼, Garnet▼, Hadarit (see Hadara), Hadria, Hadrien, Haelie, Hailie▼, Halie▼, Hannie, Harlea, Harlee▲, Harleen, Harley▲, Harli, Harlie, Harper▲, Harpreet, Harrela (see Harela), Haylie▼, Karrie▼, Marget, Margret▼ and Mariet. These names tend to be less frequently used than Harriet.
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