Harry
See also: harry
English
Etymology
Medieval English spoken form of Old French Henri.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -æri
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Proper noun
Harry
- A male given name from the Germanic languages, also used as a pet form of Henry and Harold.
- c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene v]:
- Yet weep that Harry's dead, and so will I; / But Harry lives that shall convert those tears / By number into hours of happiness.
- 1830 Mary Russell Mitford, Our Village: Fourth Series: Cottage Names:
- 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. The man is free again, turned out of song and sonnet and romance, and young ladies' hearts. Shakspeare understood this well, when he wrote of prince Hal and Harry Hotspur. To have called them Henry would have spoiled both characters.
- 2010, Elly Griffiths, The Janus Stone, in Ruth Galloway: The Early Cases: A Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries Collection, Hachette UK →ISBN
- 'I suppose you think I should call him Harry,' says Ruth.
- 'Harry? No. Ever since Harry bloody Potter that's been a nightmare. […]
- (rare compared to given name) A patronymic surname transferred from the given name
Related terms
Translations
male given name
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Danish
Proper noun
Harry
- a male given name borrowed from English.
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Harry
- a male given name borrowed from English.
Norwegian
Proper noun
Harry
- a male given name borrowed from English.
Portuguese
Proper noun
Harry m
- a male given name from English, equivalent to English Harry
Swedish
Proper noun
Harry c (genitive Harrys)
- a male given name borrowed from English.
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