Henrietta?

[Colliecross]

Henny for short?
Chic or just shabby?

Henrietta is lovely.

Henny....not so much.

Very Lovely.

Not chic or shabby though.

More genteel country house.

I quite like Henrietta, not so keen on Henny though. Also like Harriet/Hattie.

Ettie is often short for Henrietta...

Chic and lovely!

Love it. Absolutely gorgeous. Henry or Henny for short. Definitely chic not shabby.

Also like Harriet as Capitaltext suggested. Both were on my list of girl's names.

Nice. Think I slightly prefer the French version Henriette (Onh-riette) but wouldn't have the guts to go that way.

It's a nice name, but it will never lose it's 'posh horsey girl' association for me.

Hetty for short not Henny I reckon. Quite like it.

Lovely name. Definately Hettie for short.

The only Henrietta I've ever known has always been called Hennie.

I know a small child named Henrietta and everyone calls her Hen - awful.

Not keen, bit too boyish sounding, but love the nn's though.

Love it though agree with MrsWoolf on the nn. Would have put in our shortlist but our last name begins with H and I wanted to avoid alliteration.

Love it. I prefer it to Harriet. Love the nn Etta (after Etta James), or Hettie.

I really like Hettie and Etta, but don't really like Henrietta unfortunately.

It's one of my most hated names of all time.

It just sounds so ugly and mannish. And off-puttingly posh. I would expect a Henrietta to look like Prince Harry in drag.

Bleurgh.

OK Bunny that's ruined it for me

Think Bunny was a bit harsh but I agree it sounds posh! I'd have Etta for short if I was going with Henrietta I think, for what it's worth

Henrietta is my Granny's name, it's really beginning to grow on me after disliking for a long time! Lots of her cousins were also Henrietta and most of them were known as Etta or Ella, my granny is Babs not sure how that came about!!

Awful. Horrible. Words fail me.

Bunny, only you and I hate it. It must be an Irish thing!? I love loads of beautiful, elegant, or regal names that I never heard growing up, but Henrietta seems like a parody of some sort. I think other people on this thread see Anna Chancellor's character from 4 weddings and a funeral. I see French and Saunders dressed up as Barbara Woodehouse.

Well I did ask

Well I like it and I'm Irish. Maybe I'm the exception that proves the rule...