Henry

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛn.ɹi/
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French (and Anglo-Norman) Henri, from Frankish *Haimrik, from Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks. Cognate with German Heinrich and Dutch Henrik, Old Norse Heimríkr (Danish Henrik).

Proper noun

Henry

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, popular in England since Middle Ages; the name of eight kings.
    • 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, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
      : Act III, Scene I:
      And now I fear the fatal prophecy, / Which in the time of Henry, nam'd the Fifth, / Was in the mouth of every mocking babe; / That Henry born at Monmouth should win all; / And Henry born at Windsor should lose all.
    • 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.
  2. A French and English patronymic surname transferred from the given name
  3. A locale in the United States.
    1. A city in Illinois; named for Illinois militia officer James D. Henry.
    2. A town in South Dakota; named for early settler J. D. Henry.
    3. A village in Nebraska; named for Henry Nichols, late son of the original owner of the town site.
    4. An unincorporated community in Indiana.
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Etymology 2

Proper noun

Henry

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  2. Lua error in Module:names at line 629: dot= and nodot= are no longer supported in Template:surname because a trailing period is no longer added by default; if you want it, add it explicitly after the template, an alternate anglicization of Mac Éinrí, Mac Hannraoi, Mac Annraoi (“son of Henry”) (McHenry)
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Danish

Proper noun

Henry

  1. a male given name borrowed from English.

French

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Henry m

  1. a patronymic surname transferred from the given name
  2. a male given name, a less common spelling of Henri.

German

Pronunciation

Declension

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Proper noun

Henry m (proper noun, strong, genitive Henrys)

  1. a male given name borrowed from English.

Middle French

Proper noun

Henry

  1. a male given name

Norwegian

Proper noun

Henry

  1. a male given name borrowed from English.

Swedish

Proper noun

Henry c (genitive Henrys)

  1. a male given name borrowed from English.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Henry.

Proper noun

Henry

  1. a male given name from English
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