Henning

See also: henning

Danish

Etymology

From a Middle Low German pet form of Johannes ( =John) and Heinrich ( =Henry) borrowed into Scandinavia in the Middle Ages; partly confused with Hemming, a saint's name of Old Norse origin.

Proper noun

Henning

1. a male given name

Related terms

• (surname) Henningsen

References

• Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 42 333 males with the given Henning name have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Norwegian

Proper noun

Henning

1. a male given name, equivalent to Danish Henning

Swedish

Proper noun

Henning c (genitive Hennings)

1. a male given name, equivalent to Danish Henning