Henrietta

Feminine variation of Henry, German

"estate ruler"

Henrietta Origin and Meaning

The name Henrietta is a girl's name of French, English origin meaning "estate ruler".

Despite a return to such feminizations of male names as Josephine, Clementine, and Theodora, starchy Henrietta has not made it into that group. Still, if you look hard enough, you'll see that Henrietta has the same vintage charm.

The name arrived in England in 1625 via King Charles I's wife, the French princess Henriette Marie, who became known as Henrietta Maria. Her daughter shared her name but was known as Minette.

It has been prominent recently through the bestselling book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, the story of the poor black woman whose cells became one of the most important tools in medical research. Henrietta Szold was a U.S. Zionist leader and founder of the Hadassah Women's Organization.

Henrietta has a number of charming vintage nicknames, including Etta, Hetty and Hattie.

Henrietta Rank in US Top 1000

# 975 in the US

Henrietta Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 464 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Henrietta

• 464 Nameberry 2025
• 449 England 2023

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Famous People Named Henrietta

• Henrietta Maria Queen consort of Charles I of England
• Henrietta of England Duchess of Orleans, daughter of Charles I
• Henrietta "Jetty" Treffz Austrian operatic mezzo,soprano; first wife of composer Johann Strauss II
• Henrietta Emma "Etty" Darwin daughter of naturalist Charles Darwin
• Henrietta Lacks American woman whose cells (HeLa cells) led to many scientific breakthroughs; subject of a book by Rebecca Skloot
• Henrietta Swan Leavitt American astronomer
• Henrietta Szold American Zionist leader; founder of Hadassah
• Henrietta Leaver Miss America 1935
• Henrietta Onodi Hungarian Olympic gymnast who has a skill named for her on balance beam
• Henrietta Dugdale Australian feminist and suffragist
• Henrietta Alexandrine Friederike Wilhelmine Princess of Nassau,Weilburg, wife of Archduke Charles
• Maria Henrietta (born Maria Enrichetta Carmel) Princess of Naples and Sicily; daughter of Ferdinand I
• Henrietta Godolphin 2nd Duchess of Marlborough; daughter of John Churchill
• Henrietta "Harriet" Pelham Holles, Duchess of Newcastle,upon,Tyne, wife of British PM Thomas Pelham,Holles; daughter of Henrietta Godolphin
• Henrietta FitzJames Butler Viscountess Galmoye, daughter of Britain's James II and Arabella Churchill
• Benedicta Henrietta Philippina Princess of the Palatinate; Duchess of Brunswick,Lüneburg
• Maria Henrietta Caroline Gabriele Archduchess of Austria
• Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe (b. 2007) Princess of Denmark, daughter of Crown Prince Frederik

The name Henrietta in Pop Culture

• Henrietta "H" character in the film "Imagine Me & You"
• Henrietta Biggle character in the TV series "South Park"
• Henrietta "Hetty" King character on TV's "Road to Avonlea"
• Henrietta "Hetty" Lange character on "NCIS: Los Angeles"
• Henrietta "Etta" Bishop character on TV's "Fringe"
• Henrietta Musgrove character in "Persuasion" by Jane Austen
• Henrietta "Henny " character in Sydney Taylor's "All,of,a,Kind Family"
• Henrietta Pussycat character on "Mister Rogers Neighborhood"
• Henrietta "Hettie" Hubble character on "The New Worst Witch"
• Henrietta Lowell in film "A New Leaf"
• Henrietta Vanderpreen character on "Bear in the Big Blue House"
• Henrietta Beak chicken character in comic strip "Pluggers"
• Henrietta song by The Fratellis
• Henrietta "Hetty" Woodlawn in the "Caddie Woodlawn" by Carol Ryrie Brink.
• Henrietta Von Marzipan character on "Codename: Kids Next Door"
• Henrietta "Etta" Spencer character in book "Passenger"
• Henrietta small town in "The Raven Cycle" series
• Henrietta a little girl turned assasin in the Manga and Anime "Gunslinger Girl"
• Henrietta "Hen" Wilson Character on ABC's "9-1-1"

International Variations of the name Henrietta

• Rika Dutch
• Heinricka German
• Henka Polish
• Henriette French
• Harriette French
• Henrieta Polish
• Enrika German
• Rike German
• Rikka Finnish
• Jetje Dutch
• Henrika Swedish
• Hendrika Dutch
• Enrica Spanish