Which do you prefer and why :)?
I prefer [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f] because i like the nn [name_f]Etta[/name_f]
I’m not hugely into classic names like this. But I was a HUGE Fringe fan (TV show). And they had a kid and named her [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f], but called her [name_f]Etta[/name_f]. And it was perfect. She was perfect. So now I love the name.
Also my favorite author [name_f]Maggie[/name_f] Stiefvater set her latest series The [name_u]Raven[/name_u] Boys (also excellent–I highly recommend it) in the fictitious town of [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f], [name_f]Virginia[/name_f].
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_m]Smith[/name_m] was a character in [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_u]Austen[/name_u]'s [name_f]Emma[/name_f]. While likable, she is rather weak-minded, easily pushed around, and unsure of what she wants from life.
So [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f] definitely has my vote.
I like [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] better because I don’t like the [name_m]Henri[/name_m] part in a girl’s name. [name_f]Hattie[/name_f] is adorable as well.
When I hear [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f], my mind immediately goes to CHICKEN. I think I had a hen beanie baby that was named [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]? Anyway. ‘Chicken’ is my gut reaction to it, which puts me off the name entirely. I love [name_f]Harriet[/name_f], though, and [name_f]Hattie[/name_f] is such a cute nickname.
I prefer [name_f]Hettie[/name_f] and [name_f]Hattie[/name_f] over either. Out of those two, I slightly prefer [name_f]Hettie[/name_f].
They are both beautiful in different ways. [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] is more no nonsense and elegant, while [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f] is more romantic and daring.
I love both! This is hard. Okay, well [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] feels stronger, playful and more down to earth, whereas [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f] is feels much frillier, elegant and feminine. I’d have to go with [name_f]Harriet[/name_f]. I also love [name_f]Ettie[/name_f] as a nickname for [name_f]Harriet[/name_f].
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f], because it almost feels less modern than [name_f]Harriet[/name_f], more historical and intriguing. It’s also a lot less popular here, and I already know a [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] nn [name_f]Hattie[/name_f], so it feels weird considering her name, when I don’t want to honour her.
Despite preferring [name_m]Henry[/name_m] to [name_m]Harry[/name_m], I prefer [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] to [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]. [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f] seems like a strained female-version-of-a-male-name with so many syllables and consonants. Plus [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] reminds me of [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] Tubman and [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] the Spy, so it has a feeling of bravery. But I slightly prefer [name_f]Hettie[/name_f] to [name_f]Hattie[/name_f]; it just sounds more unique and fresher.