Definition of "Henrietta"

Henrietta

/hɛnˈɹiː.ɛt.ə/

proper noun
countable and uncountable, plural Henriettas
1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
  Quotations
  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.
  1936, George Weller, Clutch and Differential, Ayer, published 1970, page 196
2. A placename
  1. A city, the county seat of Clay County, Texas, United States.
  2. Ellipsis of Henrietta Township.: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Henrietta Township.