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Hetty

American  
[het-ee] / ˈhɛt i /
Or Hettie

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Hester or Esther.


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Hetty Green was a bit like the Diana Taurasi of investing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

I found myself reaching for books like Priya Parker’s “The Art of Gathering,” “Family Meal” by Ferran Adrià, and the galley for Hetty Lui McKinnon’s upcoming “Linger.”

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2025

Watch as Great Britain's Emma Finucane beats Netherlands' Hetty van de Wouw in straight rides to defend her women's sprint world title at the Track Cycling World Championships in Copenhagen.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2024

Of all the ways to use a sheet pan, “frying” rice on it might be the least intuitive — which is why Hetty McKinnon’s sheet pan-fried rice is so brilliant.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2023

“When John and me was tykes, we used to be scairt of witch stories that old Aunt Hetty Walker used to tell us when she’d come to help Ma with the butcherin’ work.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt

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