Coir dragging down boats and buoys. The name coir comes from "kayar", the Malayalam word for cord. Ropes and cordage have been made from coconut fibre since ancient times. Indian navigators who sailed the seas to Malaya, Java, China, and the Gulf of Arabia centuries ago used coir for their ship ropes. Arab writers of the 11th century AD referred to the extensive use of coir for ship ropes and rigging. A coir industry in the UK was recorded before the second half of the 19th century. During 1840, Captain Widely, in co-operation with Captain Logan and Mr. Thomas Treloar, founded
Henrietta (given name) Henrietta (given name) Henrietta is a feminine given name, derived from the male name Henry. The name is an English version of the French "Henriette", a female form of "Henri". A short version of the name is Harriet, which was considered the "spoken form" of Henrietta, much as Harry was considered the "spoken form" of Henry in medieval England. All these names are derived from Henrik, which is ultimately derived from the Germanic name "Heimiric", derived from the word elements "heim", or "home" and "ric", meaning "power, ruler." The male name Henry was first used in England by Normans. Henrietta