Meaning of name Henry

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Meaning

The name Henry has the following meaning:

The ruler of the house.

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

See worldwide popularity rankings of Henry as a baby name (outside USA)

As a baby boy name, Henry is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 111 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Henry rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 7 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 71 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Henry in the USA, over the past 100 years.

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See worldwide popularity rankings of Henry as a baby name (outside USA)

Pronunciation

The name Henry is pronounced as hen-ree

Origins

Henry originates from the German language.
See other suggested German baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Henry and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Henry: Boys - Americo, Amerigo, Archibald, Arno, Edsel, Humphrey, Luther, Reinhold, Selmer, Winfield, Girls - Alberta, Christa, Elvina, Fredericka, Geraldine, Hetty, Odelia, Odilia, Both genders - Alice, Ballard, Bertha, Charles, Emerson, Emma

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Henry: Arrigo, Enrico (Italian), Enrikos, Enrique (Spanish), Hank, Harry (English), Heike, Hendrick, Hendrik, Henerik, Hening, Henning, Hennyng, Henrea, Henree, Henrey, Henri (German), Henric, Henrick, Henrie, Henrik, Henrique, Henryc, Henryck, Henryk, Henyng, Hinrich

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Henry are: Harry, Hank, Hal

Style

We think the name Henry should fall under the following style category: Everlasting.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Henry to be: Talented, handsome and sexy gentleman

In one word, you might describe Henry as a(n) "talented" person.

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Henry

Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Henry (or its variants) are:

Henry Fonda, born on 16 May, a famous actor. Henry Fonda's background: An iconic, highly acclaimed Academy Award-winning American film and stage actor, best known for his roles as plain-speaking idealists. Fonda's subtle, naturalistic acting style preceded by many years the popularization of Method acting.

Henry Gibson, born on 21 September, a famous actor. Henry Gibson's background: An American actor and songwriter, perhaps best known as a cast member of Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In.

Henry Winkler, born on 30 October, a famous actor. Henry Winkler's background: A Golden Globe Award-winning American actor, director, producer, and author.