Hattie

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhæti/
• Rhymes: -æti

Proper noun

Hattie

1. A diminutive of the female given name Harriet.
   • 1922, Edna Ferber, Gigolo, Plain Label Books, page 103:

     But Harriet Fuller sounds like a school-teacher, doesn't it? And Hattie Fuller makes me think, somehow, of a burlesque actress. You know. 'Hattie Fuller and Her Bouncing Belles'.

Usage notes

• Fairly common as a formal given name during the latter half of the 19th century.

Derived terms

• Hattiesburg