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Henny
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henny Henný
English
Pronunciation
en /ˈhɛni/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Aquild-Henny.wav Pacific Northwest
en ɛni 2
Etymology 1
Proper noun
en female Henrietta.
en 1782 w:Frances Burney s:Cecilia/Book 5/Chapter ii Cecilia, who only through compassion to the blushing Henrietta forbore repressing this forwardness more seriously, merely answered Mrs Belfield by wishing her good morning: but, while she was taking a kinder leave of her timid daughter, the mother added "As to the present, ma'am, you was so kind to make us, Henny can witness for me every penny of it shall go to my son."
Etymology 2
Proper noun
en slang Hennessy, a French brand of cognac.
en Henn
en Eminem Must Be the Ganja Relapse 2009 Maybe it's the Henny that has gotten in me / Whatever's got into me, I don't mind
en 2016-02-14 w:Joseph Adenuga; w:Darren Dixon; w:Tariq Devega w:Ladies Hit Squad w:Konnichiwa 6 Skepta w:D Double E; w:ASAP Nast w:Boy Better Know And we don't really need Netflix, I'mma give you something to watch / After we done, bill a spliff and cotch / Pour me a glass of the Henny on the rocks
en 2020 w:Cardi B w:Megan Thee Stallion WAP (song) WAP Look, I need a hard hitter, I need a deep stroke / I need a Henny drink, I need a weed smoker
en eponyms
en Alcoholic beverages
Danish
Etymology
From a diminutive of da Henriette in imitation of the da en Henny.
Proper noun
da proper noun
da female
References
Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 9 397 females with the given name Henny have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 31 August 2011.
German
Proper noun
de proper noun
de female Henriette,Johanna
de male Heinrich,Johannes
Usage notes
The female name was fairly common in Germany around 1900. The male name has always been rare.
Norwegian
Etymology
From no Henriette and no Henrikke, later also interpreted as a feminine form of no Henning.
Proper noun
no female
References
Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, 82-521-4483-7
Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 1572 females with the given name Henny living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 31 August, 2011.
Swedish
Etymology
From a diminutive of sv Henrietta and sv Henrika in imitation of the sv en Henny. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1826.
Proper noun
c
sv female Henrika,Henrietta
References
Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, 91-21-10937-0
Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, 9119551622: 2365 females with the given name Henny living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 31 August 2011.