Harriet 的詞源

女性人名， Harry 的女性形式。

We think that gentlemen lose a particle of their respect for young ladies who allow their names to be abbreviated into such cognomens as Kate, Madge, Bess, Nell, &c. Surely it is more lady-like to be called Catharine, Margaret, Eliza, or Ellen. We have heard the beautiful name Virginia degraded into Jinny; and Harriet called Hatty, or even Hadge. [Eliza Leslie, "Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book," Philadelphia, 1839]

我們認爲那些允許他們的名字被縮寫成 Kate、Madge、Bess、Nell 等名稱的年輕女士會失去紳士們對她們的尊重。當然，被稱爲 Catharine、Margaret、Eliza 或 Ellen 更加有女士氣質。我們曾聽到優美的名字 Virginia 被貶低成 Jinny； 以及 Harriet 被稱爲 Hatty，甚至是 Hadge。 [Eliza Leslie, "Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book," Philadelphia, 1839]

航海俚語 " Harriet Lane "（1896年）是一樁臭名昭著的謀殺案的受害者的名字，在這宗案件中，被指控的兇手分屍了受害者的屍體。