Meaning of Harriet | Babel Free

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A female given name from the Germanic languages.

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“Harriet, by the way, is a very sprightly name⟳. It is the female of Harry, and is identified in my imagination with I know⟳ not what of the power of being lively and saucy, without committing the sweetness of womanhood.”

“I found myself wanting to explain⟳ it to her, this middle-aged woman with the kind of haircut you call⟳ a hairdo, which needed to be set⟳ in rollers every night, who had a name⟳ like⟳ Agnes or Harriet, a name⟳ that even predated my mother's generation.”

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