How did Harriet get her name?
Harriet Tubman’s birth name was Araminta Ross. Her parents were Harriet and Benjamin Ross. In 1844, Araminta married a free black man. His name was John Tubman. She then inherited his last name and changed her name to Harriet, in honor of her mother.
What were Harriet's nicknames?
As she grew up, she got the nicknames, Moses, Conductor of the Underground Railroad, and General Tubman. She received the nickname Moses because, like the biblical character, she led her people to safety.