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Henrietta?

26 replies

Londongirl84 · 29/10/2013 06:59

Is it a bit old fashioned? What do you all think?

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WrongendoftheSTIX · 29/10/2013 07:18

I love it! We had it on our list. I would say it's traditional and classic rather than 'old fashioned'

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killpeppa · 29/10/2013 07:34

I think it's beautiful Smile

I also love the related nickname 'hetty'

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BabyMakesFour · 29/10/2013 07:37

I don't think it's old-fashioned. Not if you mean granny-chic.

Don't like it though, seems a bit German and harsh to me.

Hetty is a Hoover to me.

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NotYoMomma · 29/10/2013 08:01

I like it

I also love Hettienne

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everlong · 29/10/2013 09:06

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annabanana84 · 29/10/2013 09:09

I absolutely love Henrietta! It's right on the very top of my girls list! It's so pretty and elegant without being too posh. I love it!

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RoadToTuapeka · 29/10/2013 09:13

Not over keen on Henrietta, too many syllables imo and too florid.

But I know a Henriette and much prefer her name.

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RosebudTheCat · 29/10/2013 10:45

I love Henrietta, but remember to think about nicknames as it's unlikely everyone is going to keep calling her Henrietta all of the time.

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squoosh · 29/10/2013 11:09

Really dislike it, even more than Harriet and that's saying something.

It's so spiky!

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IslaValargeone · 29/10/2013 11:12

I love it.

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Marrow · 29/10/2013 11:56

Great name!

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RatherBeOnThePiste · 29/10/2013 12:00

Tis my MIL, would like it as a name far more if it weren't!


She has always been called Etta.

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stickysausages · 29/10/2013 12:00

I love it, and agree hetty is lovely too. I also love harriet.

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UriGHOULer · 29/10/2013 12:03

I don't like it. Actually I've never really liked it but at the weekend I heard a mother shout her dd and she trilled out "Henrietttttttttttaaaaaaaaaahhhhh"
And it sounded so harsh and ugly.

Please don't. Or if you do, use a nickname....like Jane or something.

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gettingtogrips · 29/10/2013 12:05

Just check it doesn't run with your surname to give an amusing "Henry ate a...."

Otherwise I think it's beautiful

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JoJoManon · 29/10/2013 12:55

Not a fan, sorry.

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Londongirl84 · 29/10/2013 16:03

Tricky one- always liked it but have reservations.... Perhaps as a middle name?!

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kchapper5 · 29/10/2013 16:06

I love it, and love hetty as a nn :)

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nomorecrumbs · 29/10/2013 16:10

Meh...Henry-et-aaaaaaaaah

bit posh for my liking

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BabyMakesFour · 02/11/2013 06:30

I truly think it's awful. A comedy name, like Ermintrude or Griselda..

Do people really love it? Confused

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Allalonenow · 02/11/2013 06:46

I like it a lot, and Hetty is a cute nn.

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FaithTheVampireSlayer · 03/11/2013 15:38

It really depends on the surname. If the surname is a noun, no way. It'll sound like Henry-ate-a..... I knew someone whose parents made this mistake. Her surname was Mann. Hmm

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TheNunsOfGavarone · 03/11/2013 16:20

I'm not very keen. I find it a bit clumsy, one of the less successful feminine versions of a boy's name. And as other posters pointed out there's the "Henry ate a....." aspect.

How about Helena?

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Sleepy678 · 04/11/2013 14:50

Love Hetty !

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Sundaedelight · 04/11/2013 15:05

Love love love Henrietta! We all know the name but rarely meet one. Same number of consonants as Isabella which is tremendousl popular.

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