The first name Henriette

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About the first name Henriette

Meaning

The name Henriette is a form related to Henri and shares its traditional meaning: “ruler of the home” or “lord of the household”.

Historical origin

Henriette belongs to the same name family as Henri. The name Henri comes from Germanic Heimrich, formed from heim “home” and ric “power, ruler”.

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In archival records, Henriette may coexist with Henri or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:hen-riettɑ̃ʁj.ɛt

Frequency of the first name Henriette by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Henriette by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name HenrietteLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Henriette in baptisms by year.50037525012501675173117871843189919551675–1679 6 baptisms1680–1684 2 baptisms1690–1694 2 baptisms1785–1789 2 baptisms1790–1794 2 baptisms1795–1799 14 baptisms1800–1804 24 baptisms1805–1809 84 baptisms1810–1814 128 baptisms1815–1819 286 baptisms1820–1824 368 baptisms1825–1829 444 baptisms1830–1834 452 baptisms1835–1839 350 baptisms1840–1844 312 baptisms1845–1849 334 baptisms1850–1854 326 baptisms1855–1859 232 baptisms1860–1864 148 baptisms1865–1869 120 baptisms1870–1874 96 baptisms1875–1879 54 baptisms1880–1884 42 baptisms1885–1889 14 baptisms1890–1894 30 baptisms1895–1899 16 baptisms1900–1904 10 baptisms1905–1909 6 baptisms1915–1919 6 baptisms1920–1924 10 baptisms1925–1929 8 baptisms1930–1934 10 baptisms1935–1939 12 baptisms1940–1944 20 baptisms1945–1949 10 baptisms1950–1954 8 baptisms1955–1959 2 baptisms

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