Henrietta

Meaning: Its source is Heimrich, an Ancient Germanic name meaning "Home leader."

Languages: This girl's name is used in German, English and Italian.

Nicknames: Etta, Ettie, Hattie, Henri, Hettie, Retta, Hetty, Hatsie, Hatsy, Hatty, Hennie, Etty, Henia, Henie and Hetti

Alternative Spellings: Hennrietta, Henrieta and Henryetta

Variant Forms: Hennreitta

Non-English Forms: Enriqueta, Heike, Henriette, Hendrika, Enrichetta, Henrika, Enriqua, Enrica, Yenta, Henriet and Henrikke

Popularity: The name Henrietta ranked 447th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.

Leadership

Henrietta Szold (born 1860, died 1945)
American Zionist and educator.
- Founded Hadassah, the Women''s Zionist Organization of America, in 1912 (see list of Miscellaneous Political Leaders)

Miscellaneous

Henrietta Leaver
- 1935 Miss America titleholder, representing Pennsylvania (see list of Miss America Winners)
Henrietta Middleton Rutledge
- Wife of Edward Rutledge (see list of Wives of Signers of the Declaration of Independence)

Sports

Henrietta Onodi
Hungarian athlete.
- 1992 Olympic gymnastics gold medal winner for Horse Vault (see list of Gold Medalists in Individual Gymnastics Events)

The Literary World

Henrietta Conyers
Fictional character.
- Character in The Mettle of the Posture by James L. Allen (see list of Characters in Literature of the American South)