HATTIE  

Gender: F
Origin: English, diminutive of HARRIET
Meaning: "estate ruler"

Could be one of the next wave of vintage grandma nicknames, supplanting Annie and Jenny, and joining the spunkier Mamie and Mitzi.

Nicknames & Variations:
Hettie, Hatti, Hetty, Hatty

Hattie is being discussed in our message boards:

• Help! Due tomorrow and unsure of a name!
• nn's that end in the 'ee' sound
• Need some girls names that sound good with Nicolas
• Famous Women in History
• Hattie?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Hattie:

• OSCAR NAMES: Girls' edition
• 1910 BABY NAMES: Testing the 100-year rule
• OSCAR NOMINATIONS FOR NAMES: This year's best movie character names
• HEROINE NAMES: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part I-Trailblazers
• JUST JOSIES: Nickname names--are they enough?