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Harriet

American  
[har-ee-uht] / ˈhær i ət /
Also Harriette,

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Harry.


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Ms. Smialek also introduces other women of the period who wrote about economics, including Jane Marcet and Harriet Martineau.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Meanwhile, Kartal's British team-mate Harriet Dart produced an encouraging display in a three-set defeat by American 10th seed Iva Jovic.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Her new work takes cues from Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden,” and has designs by the hard-edge visual artist Sarah Crowner and costumes by the crack duo of Harriet Jung and Reid Bartelme.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

On Thursday, Brammall returns for the third and final season of “Colin From Accounts,” the romantic comedy he created, produces, writes and stars in with his wife, Harriet Dyer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Harriet and Macon stood with her as she brought in a spot and another flounder.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

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