Henry

See also: henry and HENRY

English

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Henry

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛn.ɹi/

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Etymology 1

From Middle English Henry, from Old French (and Anglo-Norman) Henri, from Frankish *Haimrik, from Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks. Cognate with German Heinrich, Dutch Hendrik, Estonian Hendrik, and Old Norse Heimríkr (Danish Henrik).

Proper noun

Henry (plural Henrys or Henries)

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, popular in England since the Middle Ages.
   • 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i], page 107, column 1:

     And now I feare that fatall Prophecie, / Which in the time of Henry, nam'd the Fift, / Was in the mouth of euery ſucking Babe, / That Henry borne at Monmouth ſhould winne all, / And Henry borne at Windſor, looſe all: […]

   • 1830, Mary Russell Mitford, “Cottage Names”, in Our Village: Sketches of Rural Character and Scenery, volume IV, London: Whittaker, Treacher, & Co., […], →OCLC, page 72:

     Henry now, what a soft swain your Henry 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—[…]”, in The Life and Times of John Knox, the Soul of the Scottish Reformation, Cincinnati, Oh.: Hitchcock and Walden; New York, N.Y.: Nelson & Phillips, page 18:

     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 two Henrys.

   • 1924, Walter de la Mare, “Kings and Queens”, in Peacock Pie: A Book of Rhymes […], London; Bombay; Sydney, N.S.W.: Constable & Company Ltd, page 4:

     Eight Henries, one Mary, / One Elizabeth; / Crowned and throned Kings and Queens / Now lie still in death.

   • 2025 October 6, Cindy Von Quednow, “South Carolina authorities are investigating a fire that engulfed the home of state circuit court judge”, in CNN‎:

     “At this point in the investigation there is no evidence the horrific fire at Judge Goodstein’s Edisto home was intentionally set,” South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster added in a post on X.

2. A French and English surname originating as a patronymic.
3. A locale in the United States:
   2. A small city in Marshall County, Illinois; named for Illinois militia officer James D. Henry.
   3. An unincorporated community in Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana.
   5. A village in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska; named for Henry Nichols, late son of the original owner of the town site.
   7. A small town in Codington County, South Dakota; named for early settler J. D. Henry.
   9. A small town in Henry County, Tennessee.
   10. A number of townships, listed under Henry Township.

Alternative forms

• (French surname): Henri, Henrie

Derived terms

• Hanke-Henry Permanent Calendar
• Henry County
• Henry VIII clause
• Hooray Henry
• Hutton Henry

Related terms

• pet forms: Hal, Hank, Harry
• feminine forms: Harriet, Henrietta

surnames

• Barry
• Fitzhenry
• Halson
• Hance
• Hancock
• Hankin
• Hann
• Hansom
• Hanson
• Harries
• Harriot
• Harris
• Harrison
• Harry
• Hasson
• Haw
• Hawe
• Hawes
• Hawkin
• Hawking
• Hawkings
• Hawkins
• Hawkyns
• Hawson
• Henderson
• Hendrey
• Hendrick
• Hendricks
• Hendrie
• Hendrix
• Hendry
• Henn
• Henson
• Herriot
• McHenry
• Parry
• Pendry
• Penry
• Perry

Translations

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 m (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 (hi) (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)

Noun

Henry (plural Henries)

1. (UK) Ellipsis of Henry hoover, a common brand of vacuum cleaner.

   Grab the Henry and give it a once over, would you?

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• Henery

Proper noun

Henry

1. A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó hInneirghe (“descendant of Inneirghe”).
2. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], an alternate anglicization of Mac Éinrí, Mac Hannraoi, Mac Annraoi (“son of Henry”) (McHenry)

Alternative forms

• Henery, Hendry

Etymology 3

Noun

Henry (plural Henries)

1. Alternative letter-case form of HENRY (“high earner, not rich yet”)
   • 2014 August 21, Dean Kissick, “High earner, not rich yet? Here's how you can get the Henry look on a budget”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     Still, understandably the Henries among us would like the lifestyle that goes with it. There are many reasons why one might want to look successful.

Anagrams

• Rhyne, rhyne, yrneh

Danish

Proper noun

Henry

1. a male given name borrowed from English

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.ʁi/

Proper noun

Henry m

1. a surname originating as a patronymic
2. a male given name, a less common spelling of Henri

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Henry n (strong, genitive Henry, plural Henry)

1. (physics) henry (unit of electrical inductance)

Declension

Declension of Henry [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Henry	die	Henry
genitive	eines	des	Henry	der	Henry
dative	einem	dem	Henry	den	Henry
accusative	ein	das	Henry	die	Henry

Proper noun

Henry m (proper noun, strong, genitive Henrys, plural Henrys)

1. a male given name from English

Declension

Declension of Henry [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Henry	die	Henrys
genitive	eines	des	Henrys	der	Henrys
dative	einem	dem	Henry	den	Henrys
accusative	einen	den	Henry	die	Henrys

Middle French

Proper noun

Henry

1. a male given name

Norwegian

Proper noun

Henry

1. a male given name borrowed from English

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Henry. Doublet of Enrique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxenri/ [ˈxẽn.ri]
• Rhymes: -enri
• Syllabification: Hen‧ry

Proper noun

Henry m

1. a male given name from English

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Henry c (genitive Henrys)

1. a male given name borrowed from English

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Henry.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhenɾi/ [ˈhɛn̪.ɾɪ]
• Rhymes: -enɾi
• Syllabification: Hen‧ry

Proper noun

Henry (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ)

1. a male given name from English