Henrietta

//ˌhɛn.ɹiˈɛtə// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from the Germanic languages. countable, uncountable

    "Alberta is more like a man's name than any other name that comes from a men's, more than Georgianna which is just like a magnolia blossom or Henrietta which most people change to Etta or Geraldine which nobody ever thinks of coming from a man's Irish name like Gerald."

  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Jackson County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Hubbard County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Ray County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Monroe County, New York. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Lorain County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in North Woodbury Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Clay County, Texas, United States. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A town and ghost town therein, in Richland County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A locality in the town of Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A rural locality in Waratah-Wynyard council area, Tasmania, Australia. countable, uncountable

Example

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"Henrietta Swan Leavitt discovered the relation between the luminosity and the period of Cepheid variable stars."

Etymology

Latinate form of French Henriette, derived from the male given name Henry.

Related phrases

Henrietta TownshipHenrietta clothclay countycounty seat

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