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Henri

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English

Proper noun

Henri (plural Henris)

  1. A male given name from French.

Derived terms

Estonian

Proper noun

Henri

  1. a male given name of modern usage, variant of Hendrik

Finnish

Etymology

20th century loan from French Henri, or a phonetic rendering of English Henry.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhenri/, [ˈhe̞nri]
  • Rhymes: -enri
  • Syllabification(key): Hen‧ri
  • Hyphenation(key): Hen‧ri

Proper noun

Henri

  1. a male given name
    • 2007, Esa Sariola: Valtakirja, →ISBN, page 5:
      Inkeri kirkui riemusta ja kiipesi takaisin omalle pihalleen, otti muovilapion käteen ja hyökkäsi taas takaisin, yritti möristä sillä tavalla syvästi kuin pikku tyttö nyt mörisee, toisteli nopeaan minun nimeäni, Henri, Henri, Henrihenrihenri ja sai sen kuulostamaan huonosti käynnistyvän auton starttimoottorilta, ja minä menin linnaan turvaan.
      Inkeri screamed of joy and climbed back to her own yard, grabbed a plastic shovel and attacked back at me, grumbling deeply like a little girl would, rapidly repeating my name: Henri, Henri, Henrihenrihenri. It sounded like a starting car motor. I ran to safety inside the castle.
    • 2009, Tero Liukkonen, Toivomuspuu, Gummerus, →ISBN, page 78:
      Sen kaverit nimittää sitä Hekaksi tai Hessuksi tai Henkaksi, mutta mä sanon sitä aina Henriksi, koska sen oikea nimi kuvastaa jotenkin sen aatelista luonnetta.
      His friends call him Heka or Hessu or Henkka, but i always call him Henri, because his name kind of reflects his noble character.

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Statistics

  • Henri is the 59th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 12,703 male individuals (and as a middle name to 2,947 more), and also belongs to 5 female individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French Henri, of Germanic origin.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Henri m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Henry

Norman

Proper noun

Henri m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Henry

Old French

Etymology

From Latin Henrīcus, from Frankish *Haimarīk or Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks. Compare Old Norse Heimríkr and Old High German Heimrih (whence German Emmerich and Italian Enrico).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /henˈɾi/, (later) /hanˈɾi/

Proper noun

Henri m (nominative singular Henris)

  1. a male given name

Descendants

  • French: Henri
  • Norman: Henri
  • Old English: Heanrig
  • Irish: Anraí
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