Is Harriett a bit..... well, 80s?

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I posted some girls names a few weeks ago, that have now been discounted:
Ottilie (husband and most of my friends hate it, I still love it)
Jemima (SIL said rhymes with vagina now can't stop thinking that)
Matilda (gone off it)
And a couple more that after some comments on here are now no-nos!!

So the only ones that DH and I think is ok is Harriett or maybe Henrietta. I'm not sure if it is a bit 80s?

I'm not worried about jolly-hockey-stick connotations, I actually would like a name like that !

Harriet is a classic name, will never date.

One t only, though, unless you want the French form Harriette, which you don't unless you are French.

Henrietta is okay, but a bit more sloaney.

Ooh, Harriet, nice!

One 't', thanks!

Harriet is a classic, definitely not 80s name. And yes it only has one t, although DD's nursery keep spelling it Hariett/Harriette

I know a couple of Harriets. One is a definite Hattie and the other is an occasional Hattie so be aware it will get shortened.

I know someone (who I met on MN) whose DD is Harriet and she is a beautiful little girl :) I'd go for it!

Harriet would have been top of our list had we not already had a Harry. Love it.

I know 3 Harriets, 2 are 40+, the other 5yo.
So not 80s at ll and imho a pretty, classic name that doesn't date, is never over popular (good point), just a lovely name.

Not so sure about Henrietta...to me it is jolly hockey sticks and pony club!!

I was born in the 80s and have never met one. I'm sure that if it was very 80s then I would have had one in my class at one point or at least my school.

It's pretty, go for it!

Wowzers, positivity!!

Posey, I like the jolly hockey sticks and pony club!!

Forgot to add I already have an Imogen, so Imogen and Harriet or Ims and Hattie... think that sounds alright...

Go for it. Harriet is gorgeous. One of my favourite names.

DH loves Imogen, if we had 2 DDs they would be Harriet and Imogen :o

oh definitely if you have an Imogen..they're the same type of name I think iyswim.

Harriet is really pretty and LOVE Hetty as a nn

DD is called Harriet and not 80s at all - I grew up in the 80s and didn;t know any Harriets.

DD is not a Hattie or a Harry either.

But it is not spelt double t!

Harriet is gorgeous and goes perfectly with Imogen. I really dislike Henrietta, just think it's an outright ugly name.

Clarabella, I think I'm right in saying that Hetty is a shortening for Henrietta- it's Hatty for Harriet.

Harriet is a lovely name and goes well with Imogen; Hattie and Mo, Harrie/y and Immy, Hats and Gen?

I know of two Harriets born in 1979 and mine was born in 2004 (she uses Hattie/Hats) - it was more popular in Victorian times than it was in the 1980s!

I went to school with two, both born 1977.

I think it's a bit blokey myself, but I agree it's a classic name rather than one belonging to a particular era.

I so wanted harriet for dd but dh vetoed it

I like Harriett with two t's.
Don't think it's too 80s. Love it (also like Jemima)

Not '80s at all; I think it's getting slowly and steadily more popular so it belongs much more to nowadays than to the '80s. (though as it's never been mega-popular it doesn't really date at all - off the top of my head I can think of Harriet Harman (age 60), a Harriet I went to school with (age 27) and a toddler Harriet.)

Love it.

One 't' only though

Don't like it, just not girly enough imo. I can imagine a Harriet as rather a toff or a tomyboy. Sorry.

LOVE Jemima though.

i don't like it. I prefer Juliet or Violet. Harriet is not a nice sound. But it's a normal enough name, and not date d