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Henry

See also: henry and HENRY

English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛn.ɹi/
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Etymology 1

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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).

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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.
  2. A French and English surname originating as a patronymic.
  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.
    5. A number of townships, listed under Henry Township.
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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?

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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)
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Danish

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Henry

  1. a male given name borrowed from English

French

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Henry m

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

German

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Henry n (strong, genitive Henry, plural Henry)

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

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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

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

  1. a male given name from English

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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

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Henry

  1. a male given name

Norwegian

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Henry

  1. a male given name borrowed from English

Spanish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English Henry. Doublet of Enrique.

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

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Henry m

  1. a male given name from English

Swedish

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Henry c (genitive Henrys)

  1. a male given name borrowed from English

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Henry.

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Henry (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ)

  1. a male given name from English
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