FromMiddle EnglishHenry, fromOld French (andAnglo-Norman)Henri, fromFrankish*Haimrik, fromProto-Germanic*Haimarīks. Cognate withGermanHeinrich,DutchHendrik,EstonianHendrik, andOld NorseHeimríkr (DanishHenrik).
Henry (pluralHenrysorHenries)
- A malegiven name from the Germanic languages, popular in England since the Middle Ages.
1591 (date written),William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, andEd[ward] Blount, published1623,→OCLC,[Act III, scene i],page107, column 1:And now I feare that fatall Prophecie, / Which in the time ofHenry, nam'd the Fift, / Was in the mouth of euery ſucking Babe, / ThatHenry borne at Monmouth ſhould winne all, / AndHenry borne at Windſor, looſe all:[…]
1830,Mary Russell Mitford, “Cottage Names”, inOur Village: Sketches of Rural Character and Scenery, volume IV, London:Whittaker, Treacher, & Co., […],→OCLC,page72:Henry now, what a soft swain yourHenry is! the proper theme of gentle poesy; a name to fall in love withal; devoted at the font to song and sonnet, and the tender passion; a baptized inamorato; a christened hero. Call him Harry, and see how you ameliorate his condition.
1878,Charles K[ittredge] True, “Dawn of the Reformation in Scotland—[…]”, inThe Life and Times of John Knox, the Soul of the Scottish Reformation, Cincinnati, Oh.: Hitchcock and Walden; New York, N.Y.: Nelson & Phillips,page18:Walter[Map] was one of the remarkable men who stand before us as the representatives of a sudden outburst of literary, social, and religious criticism which followed the growth of romance and the appearance of a freer historical tone in the court of the twoHenrys.
1924,Walter de la Mare, “Kings and Queens”, inPeacock Pie: A Book of Rhymes […], London; Bombay; Sydney, N.S.W.:Constable & Company Ltd,page 4:EightHenries, one Mary, / One Elizabeth; / Crowned and throned Kings and Queens / Now lie still in death.
- A French and Englishsurname originating as a patronymic.
- A locale in theUnited States:
- A small city inMarshall County,Illinois; named for Illinois militia officerJames D. Henry.
- Anunincorporatedcommunity inRipley Township,Rush County,Indiana.
- A village inScotts Bluff County,Nebraska; named for Henry Nichols, late son of the original owner of the town site.
- A small town inCodington County,South Dakota; named for early settler J. D. Henry.
- A small town inHenry county,Tennessee.
- A number oftownships, listed underHenry Township.
given name
- Arabic:هِنْرِي(hinrī)
- Armenian:Հայնրիխ(Haynrix)(historical persons),Հենրիկոս(Henrikos)(historical persons),Հենրի(Henri)
- Asturian:Aique
- Bengali:হেনরি(henri),হেনরী(henrī)
- Breton:Herri (br) m
- Bulgarian:Хе́нри(Hénri)
- Catalan:Enric (ca)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin:亨利 (zh)(Hēnglì)
- Czech:Jindřich (cs),Hynek (cs) m
- Danish:Henrik
- Dutch:Hendrik (nl),Henk (nl)
- Esperanto:Henriko
- Estonian:Hendrik
- Faroese:Heindrikur m,Heinrikur m
- Finnish:Heikki (fi),Henrik (fi)(historical persons),Harri (fi)
- French:Henri (fr)
- Galician:Henrique (gl)
- Georgian:ანრი(anri),ჰენრი(henri),ჰაინრიხ(hainrix),ჰენრიკ(henriḳ)
- German:Heinrich (de) m,Heinz (de) m
- Greek:Ερρίκος (el) m(Erríkos),Ενρίκος (el)(Enríkos),Χένρυ (el)(Chénry),Χένρι (el)(Chénri)(transliteration from English)
- Hawaiian:Hanalē,Henelē
- Hebrew:הנרי(henri)
- Hindi:हेनरी(henrī)
- Hungarian:Henrik (hu)
- Icelandic:Hinrik (is)
- Irish:Anraí,Hamhrí m
- Italian:Enrico (it)
- Japanese:ヘンリー (ja)(Henrī)
- Korean:헨리(helli)
- Latin:Heinricus,Henricus (la)
- Latvian:Henrijs m,Indriķis m
- Lithuanian:Henris m,Henrikas (lt) m
- Luxembourgish:Heng
- Maori:Hēnare
- Northern Sami:Heandarat
- Norwegian:Henrik (no)
- Old English:Heanrig,Heanric
- Persian:هنری (fa)(henri)
- Polish:Henryk (pl) m
- Portuguese:Henrique (pt)
- Russian:Ге́нрих (ru) m(Génrix),Ге́нри (ru) m(Génri),Хе́нри m(Xénri)
- Scottish Gaelic:Eanraig m
- Sicilian:Arricu m
- Slovak:Henrich
- Slovene:Henrik (sl)
- Spanish:Enrique (es),Henrio
- Swedish:Henrik (sv)
- Thai:เฮนรี(heen-rii)
- Ukrainian:Ге́нрі(Hénri)
- Walloon:Hinri (wa)
- Welsh:Harri
- Yiddish:הענרי(henri)
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Henry (pluralHenries)
- (UK)Ellipsis ofHenry hoover;a commonbrand ofvacuum cleaner.
Grab theHenry and give it a once over, would you?
Henry
- Asurname from Irish, an anglicization ofÓhInneirghe(“descendant of Inneirghe”).
- Asurname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], an alternate anglicization ofMacÉinrí,MacHannraoi,MacAnnraoi(“son of Henry”) (McHenry)
Henry
- a malegiven name borrowed fromEnglish
Henry m
- asurname originating as a patronymic
- a malegiven name, a less common spelling of Henri
Henry n (strong,genitiveHenry,pluralHenry)
- (physics)henry(unit of electrical inductance)
Declension ofHenry [neuter, strong]
Henry m (proper noun,strong,genitiveHenrys,pluralHenrys)
- a malegiven name from English
Declension ofHenry [masculine, strong]
Henry
- a malegiven name
Henry
- a malegiven name borrowed fromEnglish
Unadapted borrowing fromEnglishHenry.Doublet ofEnrique.
- IPA(key): /ˈxenri/[ˈxẽn.ri]
- Rhymes:-enri
- Syllabification:Hen‧ry
Henry m
- a malegiven name from English
Henry c (genitiveHenrys)
- a malegiven name borrowed fromEnglish
Borrowed fromEnglishHenry.
Henry (Baybayin spellingᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ)
- a malegiven name from English
