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Harriet的词源解释,Harriet来源

Harriet

女性人名, Harry 的女性形式。

We think that gentlemen lose a particle of their respect for young ladies who allow their names to be abbreviated into such cognomens as Kate, Madge, Bess, Nell, &c. Surely it is more lady-like to be called Catharine, Margaret, Eliza, or Ellen. We have heard the beautiful name Virginia degraded into Jinny; and Harriet called Hatty, or even Hadge. [Eliza Leslie, "Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book," Philadelphia, 1839]
我们认为那些允许他们的名字被缩写成 Kate、Madge、Bess、Nell 等名称的年轻女士会失去绅士们对她们的尊重。当然,被称为 Catharine、Margaret、Eliza 或 Ellen 更加有女士气质。我们曾听到优美的名字 Virginia 被贬低成 Jinny; 以及 Harriet 被称为 Hatty,甚至是 Hadge。 [Eliza Leslie, "Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book," Philadelphia, 1839]

航海俚语 " Harriet Lane "(1896年)是一桩臭名昭著的谋杀案的受害者的名字,在这宗案件中,被指控的凶手分尸了受害者的尸体。