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Arrietty
OriginLiterary name, variation of Harriet
About Arrietty
A pretty, dainty name for one of the little characters in the children's book series The Borrowers. It was the basis for a later Studio Ghible animated film, The Secret World of Arrietty. While the connection to Harriet is tenuous, you might want to consider Arrietty as an honorific for an ancestral Harriet, Harry, or even Henry or Henrietta.
Pronounced ar-ee-ET-ee.
As of October 2026, Arrietty ranked #5578 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #5138 in 2023.
Editor's take: The name Arrietty is a girl's name.
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- Arrietty means Lion Star
Arri means Lion and Etty means Star
- Arrietty
the protagonist of the Studio Ghibli movie, "The Secret World of Arrietty"
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