Henry (given name)

Henry
King Henry V of England
Pronunciation	/hɛnriː/
Gender	Male
Name day	July 13
Origin
Word/name	England
Meaning	"home, house, world" and "mighty, distinguished, rich"
Other names
Related names	Henrietta (feminine), Henri (French), Enrique (Spanish), Henrique (Portuguese), Harry (nickname), Harrison (surname), Henson (surname), Harris (surname), Heaney (Irish surname), Ree (feminine), Henrik (Germanic), Hendrik (Dutch), Heinrich (German), Heinz (German surname), Enrico (Italian), Enzo (Italian)

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Henry is an English male given name and surname derived from Old French Henri/Henry, itself derived from the Germanic name Heinric, from a compound of the Proto-Germanic *χaima- "home" and *rīkja- "mighty".^[1] Heinrich could also be the younger form of Haginric.^[2] Harry, its English short form, was considered the "spoken form" of Henry in medieval England. Most English kings named Henry were called Harry. The name became so popular in England that the phrase "Tom, Dick, and Harry" began to be used to refer to men in general. The common English feminine forms of the name are Harriet and Henrietta.

Henry has been a consistently popular name in English-speaking countries for centuries. It was among the top 100 most popular names used for boys born in the United States, England and Wales, and in Australia in 2007. It was the 46th most common name for boys and men in the United States in the 1990 census.^[3] Harry, its short form, was the fifth most popular name for boys in England and Wales in 2007 and among the top 50 names in Ireland, Scotland and Northern Ireland in recent years. Harry was ranked as the 578th most popular name in the United States in 2007.^[4]

Masculine variants

Aenrichus (Latin)
Américo, America, Americo, Americus, Amerika, Ameriko, Amerikus (Portuguese), (Spanish), (Galician), (English)
Amerigo (Italian)
Annraoi (Irish)
Anraí (Irish)
Anri (ანრი) (Georgian)
Arrigo, Alrigo, Arrighetto (Italian)
Aymerick (English)
Aymeric (French from Occitan)
Bambis (Greek)
Chári (Χάρι) (Greek)
Errikos (Ερρίκος, Χένρι) (Greek)
Eanraig, Eanruig (Scottish)
Einrí (Irish)
Emeric (French from Occitan)
Emerik, Emerick, Emerik, Emric, Emrick, Emrik, Emeryc, Emeryck, Emryc, Emryk, Emryck (Croatian), (Slovene), (Swedish), (English)
Eimeric (Catalan)
Emery (English), (French)
Emmerich (Ancient German)
Endika (Basque)
Enric, Enrick, Enrike, Enryk, Enryc, Enryck (Catalan), (Occitan)
Enrico, Enriko, Enricko, Enryco, Enryko, Enrycko, (Italian)
Enrikas (Lithuanian)
Enrikos (Greek)
Enrique, Enrrique, Enrigue, Enriq, Enriquez, Henrio, Henrique (Spanish)
Enzo, Enzio, Enzeo, Enziyo, Ezio (Italian)
Garri (Гарри) (Russian)
Genri (Генри), Génrix (Генрих), Xénri (Хенри) (Russian)
Genrikh (Russian)
Genrich (Russian)
Giannino (Italian)
Haari (هاري) (Arabic)
Haerêe (แฮร์รี่) (Thai)
Haeri (해리) (Korean)
Hagan (German)
Hainarī (ਹੈਨਰੀ) (Punjabi)
Hairī (हैरी) (Hindi)
Hal (English)
Hale (English)
Hālì (哈利) (Mandarin Chinese)
Hampus (Swedish)
Hanale, Hanalē, Henelē, Haneke (Hawaiian)
Hank (English)
Hanraoi (Irish)
Hari (Хари) (Macedonian), (Serbian)
Harī (ハリー) (Japanese)
Harijs (Latvian)
Harri (Estonian), (Finnish), (Welsh)
Harrington, Harringtun, Harryngton, Harryngtun, Harington, Haringtun, Haryngton, Haryntun (English)
Harris, Harriss (English)
Harrison, Harrisson, Harryson, Harrisun (English), (Swedish)
Harro (English)
Harry, Harray, Harrey, Harrie, Harree, Harrea, Hary, Harrys, Harryss (English)
Hary, Háry (Гары) (Belarusian)
Hasse (Swedish)
Hawkin (English)
Haynrix (Հայնրիխ), Haynrixi (Հայնրիխի), Haynrixicʿ (Հայնրիխից), Haynrixov (Հայնրիխով) (Armenian)
Heandarat (Northern Sami)
Heike (Dutch), (Frisian), (Low German)
Heiki (Estonian)
Heikki (Finnish), (Estonian)
Heiko (Dutch), (Frisian), (Low German)
Heimirich (Ancient German)
Hein (Dutch)
Heiner, Heiner (German)
Heino, Heiny (Dutch), (Estonian)
Heinrich (German)
Heinrekr (Old Norse)^[5]
Heinrekur (Icelandic)^[6]
Heinz (German)
Hēnari (হেনরি) (Bengali)
Hēnarī (हेनरी) (Nepali), (Hindi)
Henderson, Hendersun (English)
Hendrea (Scottish)
Hendrie, Hendri, Hendry, Hendrey, Hendree (Scottish)
Hendries (Scottish)
Hendrick, Hendryck, Hendryk, Hendric, Hendryc (English), German)
Hendrik (Dutch), (Estonian), (German), (Armenian), (Hungarian)
Heniwi (ᎮᏂᏫ) (Cherokee)
Henriko (Esperanto)
Heindrikur (Faroese)^[7]
Hendrikus (Dutch)
Hendrix, Hendryx, Hendricks, Hendriks, Hendrickx, Hendrikx (English)
Hendron (Scottish)
Henele (Hawaiian)
Heng (Luxembourgish)
Hēnglì (亨利), Ēnlǐkè (恩里克), Ēnlìkǎ (恩莉卡) (Chinese)
Heniek, Henek, Henio, Henius, Henryczek, Henryk, Henrys (Polish)
Henli (헨리) (Korean)
Henrī (ヘンリー) (Japanese)
Henrī (హెన్రీ) (Telugu)
Heṉṟi (ஹென்றி) (Tamil)
Henricus, Henricī, Henricō, Henricum, Henrice (Latin, Latinized Ancient German)
Henriko (Esperanto)
Henrique (Portuguese), (Galician)
Henrim (English), (Bulgarian)
Henriot (English)
Henris (Lithuanian)
Henryk (Polish)
Henryson, Henrysun (English)
Henk (Dutch)
Hennie (Dutch)
Henning, Hening, Hennyng, Henyng (Dutch), (German), (Norwegian)
Henny (Dutch)
Henri (Estonian), (Finnish), (French), (Turkish)
Henric (Romanian)
Henrich (Slovak)
Henrijs (Latvian)
Henrik (Croatian), (Danish), (German), (Hungarian), (Norwegian), (Slovene), (Swedish), (Estonian), (Armenian)
Henrikas (Lithuanian)
Henrikki (Finnish)
Henryk (Polish)
Heriot (English)
Herkus (Lithuanian)
Henson (Scottish)
Hereweald (Anglo Saxon)
Herriot (English)
Herry (Medieval English)
Hersz, Hirsh, Hersh, Hersch, Herzl, Hirsh, Herzen, Herzyn, Herzin, Hertz (Yiddish)
Hienry (Генры) (Belarusian)
Hindrich (Czech)
Hinrich (Low German), (Czech)
Hinrik (Icelandic)
H'nryq (Yiddish)
H'nry (הענרי) (Yiddish)
Honok (Polish)
Hynek (Czech)
Imbro (Croatian)
Imre (Estonian), (Hungarian)
Imrich (Slovak)
Indriķis (Latvian)
Inriques (Spanish)
Imrus (Hungarian)
Jindřich, Jindra, Jindřišek (Czech)
Jussi (Finnish)
Kendrick (English)
Kenrick (English)
Khambis (Greek)
Khenri (Xенри) (Bulgarian)
Khyenri (Mongolian)
Kiki, Kike, Kiké, Kiko (Spanish)
Lambos (Greek)
Parry (Welsh)
Perry (English)
Quico (Spanish), (Portuguese diminutive)
Quinto (Spanish)
Quique, Quiqui, Quiquin (Spanish)
Rick (English)
Rico (Italian)
Rik (Dutch)
Хенри, Хенрј (Serbian)
Генрих, Гарри, Хэри (Russian)
Генріх, Гаррі, Генрі (Ukrainian)
هنری, هاري (Persian)
Henri (ಹೆನ್ರಿ) (Kannadan)
הנרי (Hebrew)
Hēnrya (હેન્ર્ય) (Gujarati)
ሀንርይ (Amharic)
ഹെന്രി (Malayalam)
Hēnrī (हेन्री) (Marathi)
Hēnarī (ਹੇਨਰੀ) (Punjabi)
हेन्र्य (Sanskrit)
හෙන්ර්ය් (Sinhalese)
ሐንርይ (Tingrinya)
ܗܢܪܝ (Syriac)

Feminine variants

America (English)
Anriet (Анриет) (Bulgarian)
Anrietto (アンリエット, ヘンリエッタ), Harietto (ハリエット) (Japanese)
Drike (Dutch)
Enrica, Enrika, Enriqua (Italian), (German)
Enrieta, Enrietta (English)
Enriqueta, Enriquetta, Enriquette (Spanish)
Etta (English)
Ettie (English)
Genriyetta (Генриетта), Genrijétta (Генрие́тта) (Russian)
Hallie (English)
Hariet (Хариет) (Macedonian)
Harijet, (Харијет), Henrijeta (Хенријета) (Serbian)
Harriet, Harriett, Harrietta, Harriette (English), (Basque), (Catalan)
Harriet (האַרריעט) (Yiddish)
Hattie, Hatty, Hettie (English)
Hena, Henna, Henah, Heni, Henia, Henny, Henya, Henaa, Henka, Henrietka (English), (Slovak)
Hendrikje (Dutch)
Hendrina (Dutch)
Henrika (Lithuanian)
Heike (Low German)
Heintje (Dutch)
Hēnglìāitè (亨丽埃特), Hālǐtè (哈里特) (Chinese Simplified)
Hēnglìāitè (亨麗埃特), Hālǐtè (哈里特) (Chinese Traditional)
Henlieta (헨리에타, from Henrietta), Haelieos (해리엇, from Harriet) (Korean)
Henna (Finnish)
Henriet (Հենրիետ) (Armenian)
Henrieta (ჰენრიეტა) (Georgian), (Slovak)
Henrietta (English), (Dutch)
Henriette (French), German), Dutch), (Danish), Norwegian)
Henriëtte (Dutch)
Henriette (הענריעטטע) (Yiddish)
Henrika (Swedish)
Henrike (German), (Swedish), (Norwegian), (Danish)
Henriikka (Finnish), (Faroese)
Henriquetta, Henriqueta (Spanish)
Henriyetta (Генрієтта) (Ukrainian)
Ḥe nreīy (เฮนเรีย) (Thai)
Henrīṭ (హెన్రీట్) (Telugu)
Henrīṭṭā (ಹೆನ್ರೀಟ್ಟಾ) (Kannadan)
Heṉriṭṭai (ஹென்ரிட்டை), Hāriyaṭ (ஹாரியட்) (Tamil)
Henryka, Henia, Heniusia, Henka, Henryczka, Henryka, Henrysia, Rysia (Polish)
Hienryeta (Генрыэта) (Belarusian)
Ḥæ reīyt (แฮเรียต) (Thai)
Hyāriyeṭ (ಹ್ಯಾರಿಯೆಟ್) (Kannadan)
Hyāriyeṭ (హ్యారియెట్) (Telugu)
Ina (Dutch)
Indra, Inta (Latvian)
Jet, Jetta, Jette (Dutch)
Jindra, Jindriska, Jindřiška (Czech)
Kendra (English)
Kharriett (Харріетт) (Ukrainian)
Kharriyet (Харриет) (Russian)
Khenrieta (Хенриета) (Bulgarian)
Riikka (Finnish)
Rika (Swedish)
Rike (German)
Yetta, Yette, Yitta, Yitty (English)
هارييت,هنريتا (Arabic)
هنریته, هریت (Persian)

Given name

Fictional characters

Henry, a persona or character from John Berryman's Dream Songs
Henry the Green Engine, a steam locomotive from The Railway Series of books by Reverend W. Awdry
Henry Gupta, character from the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies
Henry Huggins, a character created by Beverly Cleary
Henry Higgins, a major character in George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion and also in the musical adaptation My Fair Lady
Henry Hugglemonster, a character from Henry Hugglemonster
Henry Jekyll, title character in the Robert Louis Stevenson novelThe Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Henry Walton Jones, Jr. (Indiana Jones), the title character and the protagonist of the Indiana Jones franchise
Henry Keddys, minor character in Chris Lilley's mockumentary series Angry Boys
Henry, a character from the 2008 video game No More Heroes
Henry J. Waternoose, a character from Monsters, Inc.
Henry, a character from the television show, KaBlam!
Henry (comic), a comic character that began in 1932
Henry Pym (aka Ant Man, Giant Man, Goliath, and Yellowjacket), fictional character in the Marvel Universe
Henry Rearden, steelmaker from the Ayn Rand book Atlas Shrugged
Henry Baker, a character from the 2003 film Cheaper by the Dozen and its sequel
Henry Townshend, the main protagonist in the game Silent Hill 4
Uncle Henry, character from the Oz books by L. Frank Baum
Henry and Orville, the second pair of ghosts that Luigi encounters in Luigi's Mansion, and, since counted as one ghost, they are the 14th ghost Luigi encounters
Horrid Henry, fictional character and children' comedy TV show
Henry Deacon, fictional character from the TV series Eureka
Henry Mills, a primary character from the TV series Once Upon a Time
Henry I, other character from the TV series Once Upon a Time
Henry "Hank" MacDougall (played by Fred Willard), the pious father-in-law of Robert Barone, from the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond.
Lord Henry Wotton from The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is referred to as "Harry".
Henery Hawk, Warner Bros. Looney Tunes character.
Henry Clerval from Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Notes

↑ HEINRIC
↑ Site of Nordic Names
↑ Mike Campbell. "Behind the Name". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
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