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Henry
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henry HENRY
English
Pronunciation
en /ˈhɛn.ɹi/ [ˈhɛn.ɹʷɪi̯]
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-Henry.wav
en pin-pen
en /ˈhɪn.ɹi/ [ˈhɪ̟n.ɹʷɪi̯] Southern US,AAVE,Appalachia
en ɛnɹi 1
en Hen ry
Etymology 1
From en enm Henry, from en fro - (and en xno -) fro Henri, from en frk *Haimrik, from en gem-pro *Haimarīks. Cognate with de Heinrich, nl Hendrik, et Hendrik, and non Heimríkr (da Henrik).
Proper noun
+ ies
en male Germanic languages, popular in England since the Middle Ages.
III i 107 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:
IV Cottage Names 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.
en Charles Kittredge True Dawn of the Reformation in Scotland—Patrick Hamilton’s Martyrdom—Knox’s Birth and Education—At St. Andrew’s—John Mair—Corruption of the Church—Protestants. 1 The Life and Times of John Knox, the Soul of the Scottish Reformation Cincinnati, Oh. Hitchcock and Walden; New York, N.Y.: Nelson & Phillips 1878 18 https://archive.org/details/lifetimesofjohnk00true/page/18/mode/1up 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.
en w:Walter de la Mare Kings and Queens Peacock Pie: A Book of Rhymesby Walter de la Mare, with Embellishments by C[laud] Lovat Fraser London; Bombay; Sydney, N.S.W. Constable & Company Ltd 1924 4 https://archive.org/details/peacockpiebookof0000walt/page/4/mode/1up Eight Henries, one Mary, / One Elizabeth; / Crowned and throned Kings and Queens / Now lie still in death.
en Cindy Von Quednow South Carolina authorities are investigating a fire that engulfed the home of state circuit court judge w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/us/judge-diane-goodstein-home-fire-investigation 2025-10-06 “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. https://web.archive.org/web/20260407040306/https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/us/judge-diane-goodstein-home-fire-investigation 7 April 2026
en French and English patronymics.
en locale c/US:
en Q575321en small city co/Marshall County s/Illinois ; named for Illinois militia officer James D. Henry.
en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Ripley co/Rush County s/Indiana.
en Q2373423en village co/Scotts Bluff County s/Nebraska ; named for Henry Nichols, late son of the original owner of the town site.
en Q965983en small town co/Codington County s/South Dakota ; named for early settler J. D. Henry.
en Q2368705en small town co/Henry County s/Tennessee.
en A number of <<townships>>, listed under Henry Township.
Alternative forms
French surname en Henri Henrie
Derived terms
en Adam Henry Good-Henry Good King Henry Hanke-Henry Permanent Calendar Henriad Henry County henryite Henry VIII clause Henryville Hooray Henry Hutton Henry Port Henry Henry Clay
Related terms
pet forms: Hal, Hank, Harry
feminine forms: Harriet, Henrietta
en 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: ar هِنْرِي
Armenian: hy Հայնրիխ historical persons, hy Հենրիկոս historical persons, hy Հենրի
Asturian: ast Aique
Bengali: bn হেনরি henri, bn হেনরী henrī
Breton: br Herri m
Bulgarian: bg Хе́нри m
Catalan: ca Enric
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 亨利 Hēnglì
Czech: cs Jindřich, cs Hynek m
Danish: da Henrik
Dutch: nl Hendrik, nl Henk
Esperanto: eo Henriko
Estonian: et Hendrik, et Indrek
Faroese: fo Heindrikur m, fo Heinrikur m
Finnish: fi Heikki, fi Henrik historical persons, fi Harri
French: fr Henri
Galician: gl Henrique
Georgian: ka ანრი, ka ჰენრი, ka ჰაინრიხ, ka ჰენრიკ
German: de Heinrich m, de Heinz m
Greek: el Ερρίκος m, el Ενρίκος, el Χένρυ, el Χένρι transliteration from English
Hawaiian: haw Hanalē, haw Henelē
Hebrew: he הנרי henri
Hindi: hi हेनरी
Hungarian: hu Henrik
Icelandic: is Hinrik
Irish: ga Anraí, ga Hamhrí m
Italian: it Enrico
Japanese: ja ヘンリー Henrī
Korean: ko 헨리
Latin: la Hēnrīcus m
Latvian: lv Henrijs m, lv Indriķis m
Lithuanian: lt Henris m, lt Henrikas m
Luxembourgish: lb Heng
Māori: mi Hēnare
Norwegian: no Henrik
Old English: ang Heanrig, ang Heanric
Persian: fa هنری henri
Polish: pl Henryk m
Portuguese: pt Henrique
Russian: ru Ге́нрих m, ru Ге́нри m, ru Хе́нри m
Sami:
Northern Sami: se Heandarat
Scottish Gaelic: gd Eanraig m
Sicilian: scn Arricu m
Slovak: sk Henrich
Slovene: sl Henrik
Spanish: es Enrique, es Henrio
Swedish: sv Henrik
Thai: th เฮนรี heen-rii
Ukrainian: uk Ге́нрі
Walloon: wa Hinri
Welsh: cy Harri
Yiddish: yi הענרי
Noun
en UK en w:Henry hoover a common brand of vacuum cleaner.
en Grab the Henry and give it a once over, would you?
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
en Henery
Proper noun
en Irish, an anglicization of ga Ó hInneirghe descendant of Inneirghe.
en Irish < patronymics, an alternate anglicization of ga Mac Éinrí, ga Mac Hannraoi, ga Mac Annraoi son of Henry (McHenry)
Alternative forms
en Henery Hendry
Etymology 3
Noun
en HENRY high earner, not rich yet
en-GB Dean Kissick High earner, not rich yet? Here's how you can get the Henry look on a budget The Guardian 2014-08-21 https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/fashion-blog/2014/aug/21/high-earner-not-rich-yet-get-henry-look-on-a-budget 0261-3077 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
en ehnry Rhyne rhyne yrneh
Danish
Proper noun
da proper noun
da male borrowed from da en -
French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
fr patronymics
fr male, a less common spelling of Henri
German
Pronunciation
de De-Henry.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n,-,-
de physics henry unit of electrical inductance
Declension
n,-,-
Proper noun
m,s,s
de male English
Declension
m,s,s
Middle French
Proper noun
frm proper noun
frm male
Norwegian
Proper noun
no proper noun
no male borrowed from no en -
Spanish
Etymology
es :ubor en:Henry + 1 Enrique
Pronunciation
jenri +
Proper noun
m
es male English
Swedish
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Henry.wav
Proper noun
c
sv male borrowed from sv en -
Tagalog
Etymology
tl :bor en:Henry + 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
+
tl male English