It was the name of a Religious Community founded in Paris by Etienne Haudry's wife, named Jeanne, in the 14th century. He was dedicated to caring for the poor and had a hospital. They were called Nuns of the Assumption. They disappeared as a community after the French Revolution. It is the Castellanization of the French word Haudriettes. Currently in Paris, within District 3 there is a street and a fountain that bear that name.
