Henry (surname)

Henry is an English male given name and an English and French[1][2] surname, borrowed from Old French, originally of Germanic origin (Haimirich) from the elements haim (“‘home’”) and ric (“‘powerful’”). Equivalents in other languages are Anraí (Irish), Eanruig (Scots Gaelic), Enrico (Italian), Enrique (Spanish), Heinrich (German), Henning (Swedish), Henri (Modern French), Henrik (Hungarian and Scandinavian), Henrique (Portuguese), and Henryk (Polish), (H)enric (Occitan surname[3]).

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  1. Albert Dauzat, Noms et prénoms de France, Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par Marie-Thérèse Morlet. p. 324b.
  2. Repartition of the surname Henry in France
  3. Dauzat 324b

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