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name A name is a term used for identification by an external observer. They can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. The entity identified by a name is called its referent. A personal ...
. The name is an
English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...
version of the French '' Henriette'', a female form of ''
Henri Henri is an Estonian, Finnish, French, German and Luxembourgish form of the masculine given name Henry (given name), Henry. People with this given name ; French noblemen :'' See the 'List_of_rulers_named_Henry#France, List of rulers named Henry ...
''. The male name
Harry Harry may refer to: TV shows * ''Harry'' (American TV series), a 1987 American comedy series starring Alan Arkin * ''Harry'' (British TV series), a 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons * ''Harry'' (talk show), a 2016 American daytime talk show ...
was formed in a similar way from
Henry Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) * Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...
. All these names are derived from ''
Henrik Henrik is a male given name of Germanic origin, primarily used in Scandinavia, Estonia, Hungary and Slovenia. In Poland, the name is spelt Henryk but pronounced similarly. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Heiki (Estonian), Heik ...
'', which is ultimately derived from the Germanic name ''Heimiric'', derived from the word elements ''heim'', or "
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" and ''ric'', meaning "power, ruler". The male name Henry was first used in
England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
by
Normans The Normans (Norman language, Norman: ''Normaunds''; french: Normands; la, Nortmanni/Normanni) were a population arising in the medieval Duchy of Normandy from the intermingling between Norsemen, Norse Viking settlers and indigenous West Fran ...
. Popular
nickname A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ...
s for Harriet or Harriett include Hattie, Hatty, Hetty, Hettie, Hennie, Harolda, Harry, Harri, Harrie, and Etta or Ettie. The name can be lengthened to Harrietta, Henriette, or
Henrietta Henrietta may refer to: * Henrietta (given name), a feminine given name, derived from the male name Henry Places * Henrietta Island in the Arctic Ocean * Henrietta, Mauritius * Henrietta, Tasmania, a locality in Australia United States * Henrie ...
. The name was the 73rd most popular name for baby girls born in
England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
and
Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
in 2007. It last ranked in the top 1,000 most popular names for girls in the
United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
in the 1960s.


Variants

*Drika (
Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...
) *Endika (
Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...
) *Enrica, Enrichetta, Errichetta (
Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...
) *Enriqueta (
Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
) *Etta (
English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...
) *Etti (English) *Ettie (English) *Etty (English) *Haliaka ( Hawaiian) *Halle (English) *Hallie (English) *Hani (Australian) *Hariala (Hawaiian) *Hariata (Hawaiian) *Harrieta (English) *Harriet (English) *Harriët (Dutch) *Harriett (English) *Harrietta (English) *Harriette (English) *Harriot (English) *Harriott (English) *Hat (English) *Hatsy (English) *Hatt (English/ Scots) *Hatti (English) *
Hattie Hattie or Hatty may refer to: People *Hattie Alexander (1901–1968), American pediatrician and microbiologist *Hattie Helen Gould Beck, birth name of burlesque dancer Sally Rand (1904–1979) *Hattie Bessent (1908–2015), American psychiatric ...
(English) *Hatty (English) *Hazza (English) *Heike (Dutch, Frisian,
German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...
) *Heinrike (German) *Heintje (Dutch) *Hendrika (Dutch) *Hendrikje (Dutch) *Henka (
Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...
) *Henna (
Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...
) *Hennie (Dutch, English) *Henny (Dutch, English) *Henrieta (Polish) *Henrietta (English, Hungarian) *Henriette (
Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...
, Dutch, French, German,
Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...
) *Henriikka (Finnish) *Henrika (
Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
) *Henrike (German, Scandinavian) *Henriqueta (
Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...
) *Henryka (Polish) *Hetta (English) *Hetti (English) *Hettie (English) * Hetty (English) *Jetje (Dutch) *Jindřiška (
Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places * Czech, ...
) *Έρρικα (Errica, Errika) (
Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
) *Riette (English) *Rika (Dutch, Swedish) *Rike (German) *Riikka (Finnish) *Yetta (English) *Yettie (English) *Harrie (English) *Hari (English)


As a given name

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Harriet Adams Harriet Stratemeyer Adams (December 12, 1892 – March 27, 1982) was an American juvenile book packager, children's novelist, and publisher who was responsible for some 200 books over her literary career. She wrote the plot outlines for many boo ...
(1892–1982), American juvenile novelist *
Harriet Chalmers Adams Harriet Chalmers Adams (October 22, 1875 – July 17, 1937) was an American explorer, writer and photographer. She traveled extensively in South America, Asia and the South Pacific in the early 20th century, and published accounts of her journeys ...
(1875-1937), American writer, explorer and photographer *
Harriet Andersson Harriet Andersson (born 14 February 1932) is a Swedish actress, best known outside Sweden for being part of director Ingmar Bergman's stock company. She often plays impulsive, working class characters. Film actress Harriet Andersson began her ...
(born 1937), Swedish actress *
Harriet Arbuthnot Harriet Arbuthnot ( née Fane; 10 September 1793 – 2 August 1834) was an early 19th-century English diarist, social observer and political hostess on behalf of the Tory party. During the 1820s she was the closest woman friend of the hero of ...
(1793–1834), English diarist, social observer, and political hostess * Harriett Ellen Grannis Arey (1819-1901), American educator, author, editor, publisher *
Harriet Pritchard Arnold Harriet Pritchard Arnold ( Harriet Eudora Pritchard; pen name: H.E.P.; December 24, 1858 - August 4, 1901) was a 19th-century American author. Born in Connecticut, in 1858, she removed with her parents to Maine at a young age, with the greater ...
(1858-1901), American author *
Harriet Auber Harriet Auber (4 October 1773 — 20 January 1862) was an English poet and hymnist. She is best remembered for her collection ''The Spirit of the Psalms'', published in 1829, and for her hymn "Our blest Redeemer, ere he breathed," a treatise on ...
(1773–1862), English poet, hymnwriter *
Harriet Backer Harriet Backer (21 January 1845 – 25 March 1932) was a Norwegian painter who achieved recognition in her own time and was a pioneer among female artists both in the Nordic countries and in Europe generally. She is best known for her detailed ...
(1845-1932), Norwegian painter *
Harriett Baldwin Harriett Mary Morison Baldwin (; born 2 May 1960) is a British Conservative Party politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for West Worcestershire since 2010. Prior to her parliamentary career, she worked for the investment bank JPM ...
(born 1960), British politician *
Harriet Bates Harriet Bates (July 30, 1856 – March 1886) was a 19th-century American author of poetry and novels.''Dictionary of Women Worldwide'' (2007) Gale. Online version retrieved 17 July 2014 . Her pen name, Eleanor Putnam, had been the maiden name of ...
(1856-1886), American novelist, poet *
Harriet Blackstone Harriet Blackstone (November 13, 1864 – March 16, 1939) was an American figure and portrait painter. Many of her subjects were midwestern business leaders and their families she also painted a number of prominent musicians. Early life and ed ...
(1864–1939), American artist *
Harriet Bland Harriet Claiborne Bland (February 13, 1915 – November 6, 1991), later Harriet Bland Green, was an American sprinter from St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri. Early life Bland was born in St. Louis, the daughter of Isabelle Heard Bland. She atten ...
(1915-1991), Olympic gold medal-winning sprinter *
Harriet Bosse Harriet Sofie Bosse (19 February 1878 – 2 November 1961) was a Swedish–Norwegian actress. A celebrity in her day, Bosse is now most commonly remembered as the third wife of the playwright August Strindberg. Bosse began her career in a min ...
(1878–1961), Swedish-Norwegian actress *
Harriet Boyd-Hawes Harriet Ann Boyd Hawes (October 11, 1871 – March 31, 1945) was a pioneering American archaeologist, nurse, relief worker, and professor. She is best known as the discoverer and first director of Gournia, one of the first archaeological excavat ...
(1871–1945), American archaeologist * Harriet G. Brittan (1822–1897), British-born American missionary *
Harriet Brooks Harriet Brooks (July 2, 1876 – April 17, 1933) was the first Canadian female nuclear physicist. She is most famous for her research on nuclear transmutations and radioactivity. Ernest Rutherford, who guided her graduate work, regarded her as ...
(1876–1933), Canadian nuclear physicist * Harriet Bruce-Annan (born 1965), Ghanaian programmer and humanitarian *
Harriet Ludlow Clarke Harriet Ludlow Clarke (died 19 January 1866) was an English wood engraver and stained glass artist. Life Harriet Ludlow Clarke was the fourth daughter of Edward Clarke, a London solicitor. Around 1837 she started trying to earn a living as a wood ...
(died 1866), British artist * Harriet Abbott Lincoln Coolidge (1849-1902), American author, philanthropist, reformer * Harriet L. Cramer (1847-1922), American newspaper publisher *
Harriet Ball Dunlap Harriet Ball Dunlap (, Ball; after first marriage, Williams; after second marriage, Dunlap; June 1, 1867 – December 15, 1957) was an American temperance leader associated with Western Washington. Biography Harriet Elizabeth Ball was born at Ha ...
(1867-1957), American social reformer * Harriet Elphinstone-Dick (1852–1902), early English-Australian swimming champion * Harriet Ford (1868–1929), American actress, playwright * Harriet Putnam Fowler (1842–1901), American writer * Harriet Schneider French (1824–1906), American physician and temperance movement activist *
Harriet Whitney Frishmuth Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (September 17, 1880 – January 1, 1980) was an American sculptor known for her works in bronze. Life She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her parents divorced when she was in her teens, and she moved to Europe wi ...
(1880-1980), American sculptor * Harriet E. Garrison (1848–1930), American physician, writer *
Harriet Newell Kneeland Goff Harriet Newell Kneeland Goff (, Kneeland; pen name, H. N. K. Goff; October 10, 1828 - April 10, 1901) was an American temperance reformer and author. For many years, she was a contributor to the public press, and three books followed, ''Was it an ...
(1828-1901), American author, temperance reformer *
Harriet Harman Harriet Ruth Harman (born 30 July 1950) is a British politician and solicitor who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Camberwell and Peckham, formerly Peckham, since 1982. A member of the Labour Party, she has served in various Cabi ...
(born 1950), UK politician and former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party *
Harriet Newell Haskell Harriet Newell Haskell (January 14, 1835 – May 6, 1907) was an American educator and school administrator from the U.S. state of Maine. She taught from 1855 to 1860 in Waldoboro, Maine and Boston, Massachusetts. From 1860 to 1868, she was a tea ...
(1835-1907), American educator and administrator *
Harriet Hemings Harriet Hemings (May 1801 – after 1822) was born into slavery at Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States, in the first year of his presidency. Most historians believe her father was Jefferson, who is now bel ...
(1801–1870), one of four mixed-race children born to
Sally Hemings Sarah "Sally" Hemings ( 1773 – 1835) was an enslaved woman with one-quarter African ancestry owned by president of the United States Thomas Jefferson, one of many he inherited from his father-in-law, John Wayles. Hemings's mother Elizabet ...
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Harriet Howard Harriet Howard, born Elizabeth Ann Haryett (1823–1865) was a mistress and financial backer of Louis-Napoleon, later Napoleon III of France. London Elizabeth Ann Haryett was the daughter of a boot-maker and the granddaughter of the owner of t ...
(1823–1865), mistress of Napoleon III *
Harriet Lane Huntress Harriet Lane Huntress (November 30, 1860 - July 31, 1922) was an American Civil service, civil servant. She served as the Deputy Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Superintendent of Public Instruction in New Hampshire, being the first ...
(1860-1922), Deputy Superintendent Public Instruction in New Hampshire, USA *
Harriet Jacobs Harriet Jacobs (1813 or 1815 – March 7, 1897) was an African-American writer whose autobiography, '' Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl'', published in 1861 under the pseudonym Linda Brent, is now considered an "American classic". Born int ...
(1813–1897), American abolitionist and writer * Harriet Jones (musician), British singer * Harriet B. Jones (1856–1943), the first woman to be licensed as a physician in West Virginia * Harriet Keopuolani (1778–1823), Hawaiian queen *
Harriet McEwen Kimball Harriet McEwen Kimball (November 2, 1834 – September 3, 1917) was an American poet, hymnwriter, philanthropist, and hospital co-founder. “The Poetess of the Church” as she was long called, Kimball's life was largely devoted to literature an ...
(1834–1917), American poet, hymnwriter, philanthropist, hospital co-founder * Harriet Knowles (fl. 1845), the first actress in Australia *
Harriet Lane Harriet Rebecca Lane Johnston (May 9, 1830 – July 3, 1903) acted as first lady of the United States during the administration of her uncle, lifelong bachelor President James Buchanan, from 1857 to 1861. She has been described as the first o ...
(1830–1903), niece of bachelor President James Buchanan and First Lady of the United States *
Harriet Lerner Harriet Lerner (born November 30, 1944), is a clinical psychologist best known for her contributions to psychoanalytic concepts regarding family and feminist theory and therapy, and for her many psychology books written for the general public. From ...
(born 1944), American feminist and clinical psychologist *
Harriet Lindeman Harriet Lindeman (born June 16, 1946) is a politician in the Åland Islands, an autonomous and unilingually Sweden, Swedish territory of Finland. * Minister of Social Affairs and Environment 2005-2007 * Second Deputy Speaker of the Lagting (Ålan ...
(born 1946), Finnish politician *
Harriet Low Harriett Low Hillard (1877) was an American woman of letters and diarist. From 1829 to 1833 she lived in the Portuguese colony of Macau on the South China coast and she and her sickly aunt became the first American women to go to China. During he ...
(1809–1877), American diarist * Hattie Mahood (1860–1940), British Baptist deacon and women's suffragist *
Harriet Martineau Harriet Martineau (; 12 June 1802 – 27 June 1876) was an English social theorist often seen as the first female sociologist, focusing on racism, race relations within much of her published material.Michael R. Hill (2002''Harriet Martineau: Th ...
(1802–1876), English writer, feminist philosopher, and political economist *
Harriet Metcalf Harriet Morris "Holly" Metcalf (born March 25, 1958) is a six-time USA national/ Olympic team member in women's rowing, who won a gold medal in rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics for the women's eight. Background Metcalf received her B.A. in ...
(born 1958), US Olympic gold medal-winning rower *
Harriet Miers Harriet Ellan Miers (born August 10, 1945) is an American lawyer who served as White House Counsel to President George W. Bush from 2005 to 2007. A member of the Republican Party since 1988, she previously served as White House Staff Secretary f ...
(born 1945), Republican lawyer and politician *
Harriet Taylor Mill Harriet Taylor Mill (née Hardy; 8 October 1807 – 3 November 1858) was a British philosopher and women's rights advocate. Her extant corpus of writing can be found in ''The Complete Works of Harriet Taylor Mill''. Several pieces can also be fo ...
(1807–1858), philosopher and women's rights advocate *
Harriet Mann Miller Harriet Mann Miller (pen names Olive Thorne and Olive Thorne Miller; 25 June 1831 – 25 December 1918) was an American author, naturalist, and ornithologist. She was one of the first three women raised to elective membership in the American Orni ...
(1831–1918), American author, naturalist, ornithologist * Harriet Nahanee (1935–2007), Canadian Aboriginal rights activist * Harriet Nahienaena (1815–1836), Hawaiian princess * Harriet Ndow (1926 - 2019), Gambian educator *
Harriet Nelson Harriet Nelson (formerly Hilliard; born Peggy Lou Snyder; July 18, 1909 – October 2, 1994) was an American actress and singer. Nelson is best known for her role on the Situation comedy, sitcom ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet''. Early ...
(1909–1994), American singer and actress best known for ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'' *
Harriet Owen (cyclist) Harriet Owen (born 16 December 1993) is a British professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . Career Born in Kirtlington, Oxfordshire, Owen was educated at Marlborough School, Woodstock. She joined the ...
(born 1993), British cyclist *
Harriet Quimby Harriet Quimby (May 11, 1875 – July 1, 1912) was an American pioneering aviator, journalist, and film screenwriter. In 1911, she became the first woman in the United States to receive a pilot certificate, issued to her by the Aero Club of Ame ...
(1875-1912), first American female pilot and first woman to fly across the English channel * Harriet Newell Ralston (1828-1920), American poet * Harriet Redmond (c.1862–1952), African-American suffragist * Harriet Roberts, stage name Harriet (born 1966), British dance pop singer * Harriët van Reek (born 1957), Dutch writer and illustrator *
Harriet Richardson Harriet Richardson Searle (May 9, 1874 – March 28, 1958) was an American carcinologist. She was known as the first lady of Isopoda, isopods and was one of the first female carcinologists, with only Mary J. Rathbun, Mary Jane Rathbun before her. ...
(1874–1958), American carcinologist * Harriet Samuel (1836–1908), English businesswoman and founder the jewellery retailer H. Samuel *
Harriet Anne Scott Harriet Anne Scott, Lady Scott (1816–1894), was a British novelist, born in India, and of Scottish descent. Scott, only daughter of Henry Shank of Castlerig and Glenniston, Fife and his wife Anna Maria was born in Bombay on 24 March 1816.Anc ...
(1819–1894), English novelist *
Harriet Smithson Harriet Constance Smithson (18 March 1800 – 3 March 1854), most commonly known as Harriet Smithson, who also went by Henrietta Constance Smithson,, Murphy, Groghegan, 2015 p.196. Harriet Smithson Berlioz, and Miss H.C. Smithson, was an Anglo- ...
(1800–1854), Irish actress and first wife of Berlioz * Harriet Mabel Spalding (1862–1935), American poet, litterateur * Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford (1835–1921), American writer * Harriet Bradford Tiffany Stewart (1798–1830), American missionary *
Harriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe (; June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896) was an American author and abolitionist. She came from the religious Beecher family and became best known for her novel ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' (1852), which depicts the harsh ...
(1811–1896), American abolitionist and writer * Harriet Anne Thiselton-Dyer (1854–1945), British botanical illustrator *
Harriet Toompere Harriet Toompere (born 22 May 1975) is an Estonian stage, television, and film actress. She is also the author of two children's books. Early life and education Harriet Toompere was born in Tallinn to actor and director Hendrik Toompere Sr. and ...
(born 1975), Estonian actress *
Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross, March 10, 1913) was an American abolitionist and social activist. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 slaves, including family and friends, us ...
(1822–1913), American abolitionist * Harriet Taylor Upton (1853–1945), American suffragette and author *
Harriet Merrick Warren Harriet Merrick Warren (September 15, 1843 – January 7, 1893) was an American editor. She was also an untiring worker in the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, its first recording secretary, and for years, president of the New England Branch. ...
(1843–1893), American editor *
Harriet Shaw Weaver Harriet Shaw Weaver (1 September 1876 – 14 October 1961) was an English political activist and a magazine editor. She was a significant patron of Irish writer James Joyce. Life Harriet Shaw Weaver was born in Frodsham, Cheshire, the sixth of e ...
(1876–1961), journalist and patron of James Joyce *
Harriet Wheeler The Sundays were an English alternative rock band, formed in the late 1980s, which released three albums throughout the 1990s. The band's beginnings came with the meeting of singer Harriet Wheeler and guitarist David Gavurin while attending ...
(born 1963), English rock singer *
Harriet E. Wilson Harriet E. Wilson (March 15, 1825 – June 28, 1900) was an African-American novelist. She was the first African American to publish a novel on the North American continent. Her novel '' , or Sketches from the Life of a Free Black'' was ...
(1825–1900), first female African-American novelist *
Harriet Sohmers Zwerling Harriet Sohmers Zwerling (March 26, 1928 – June 21, 2019) was an American writer and artist's model. Biography She attended Black Mountain College and lived in Paris in the 1950s as part of the bohemian expatriate scene centered on James Baldwi ...
(born 1928), American beat writer


Fictional

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Mad Harriet The Female Furies are a group of women warriors and supervillains appearing in comics published by DC Comics. All of them are New Gods who serve Darkseid. They operate directly under Granny Goodness, who trains all of Darkseid's soldiers. Publ ...
, DC Comics supervillain * Harriet Arkham, daughter of the founder of
Arkham Asylum The Elizabeth Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane (), commonly referred to as Arkham Asylum, is a fictional psychiatric hospital/prison, named after the city of Arkham which appeared first in the stories of H. P. Lovecraft, and later appear ...
in ''Batman'' comic books * Harriet Hyde, Julia Jekyll's alter-ego in ''
Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde ''Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde'' was a British children's television series which aired on BBC One (via Children's BBC and later CBBC) in the UK for 53 episodes between 1995 and 1998. The programme was a comedy with its premise being loosely ba ...
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Harriet Jones Harriet Jones is a fictional character played by Penelope Wilton in the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. Having worked previously with lead writer and executive producer Russell T Davies, Wilton was keen ...
, British Prime Minister in ''Doctor Who'' * Harriet Kepner-Avery, daughter of April Kepner and Jackson Avery in the television series ''
Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on ABC as a mid-season replacement. The series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings as they develop into se ...
'' * Harriet Morton, protagonist of Eva Ibbotson's novel ''
A Company of Swans ''A Company of Swans'' is a historical romance novel published in 1985 by Eva Ibbotson. The book is dedicated to Patricia Veryan. Plot summary Harriet Morton lives in Cambridge with her widowed father, the overprotective Professor Morton who t ...
'' * Harriet Schulenburg, character in the British sitcom ''Green Wing'' *
Harriet Sims Lieutenant Harriet Beaumont Sims-Roberts, USN (played by Karri Turner) is a fictional character in the '' JAG'' TV series. She made her first appearance in Season 2. Background Sims comes from a Southern "old money" family and faced some prej ...
, U.S. Navy officer in the TV show ''JAG'' * Harriet Shelton, police officer in the British soap opera ''Doctors'' * Harriet Smith, character from Jane Austen's novel '' Emma'' * Harriet Vane, fictional mystery author in Dorothy L. Sayers' "Lord Peter" stories * Harriet Vanger, character from the novel ''
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'' (original title in sv, Män som hatar kvinnor , lit=''Men Who Hate Women'') is a psychological thriller novel by Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larsson (1954–2004). It was published posthumously in 2 ...
'' * Harriet Watson, John Watson's sister in the TV series ''Sherlock'' * Harriet M. Welsch, title character of ''
Harriet the Spy ''Harriet the Spy'' is a children's novel written and illustrated by Louise Fitzhugh that was published in 1964. It has been called "a milestone in children's literature" and a "classic". In the U.S., it ranked number 12 in the 50 Best Books fo ...
'' * Harriet Broodal, fictional
rabbit Rabbits, also known as bunnies or bunny rabbits, are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also contains the hares) of the order Lagomorpha (which also contains the pikas). ''Oryctolagus cuniculus'' includes the European rabbit speci ...
character in the video game ''
Super Mario Odyssey is a 2017 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. An entry in the ''Super Mario'' series, it follows Mario and his new ally Cappy—a sentient hat that allows Mario to control other characters and objects—a ...
'' * Harriet the Turtle, from ''
Franklin Franklin may refer to: People * Franklin (given name) * Franklin (surname) * Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class Places Australia * Franklin, Tasmania, a township * Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...
'' * Harriet the Hamster Fairy, from the ''
Rainbow Magic ''Rainbow Magic'' is a British children's fiction brand originally created by Working Partners and now owned by IoM Media Ventures. It is best known for the children's books published by Orchard Books. The books are ghostwritten by a number of ...
'' book franchise * Harriet, a Simon Kidgits character developed by Simon Brand Ventures


Animals

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Harriet (tortoise) Harriet (formerly Harry; – 23 June 2006) was a Galápagos tortoise (''Chelonoidis niger'', specifically a western Santa Cruz tortoise ''C. n. porteri'') who had an estimated age of 175 years at the time of her death in Australia. Harriet is ...
, a Galápagos tortoise which had an estimated age of 175 years at the time of her death


As a surname

* Fulchran-Jean Harriet


Notes

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