Henry

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛn.ɹi/

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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).

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.

• (French surname): Henri, Henrie

• pet forms: Hal, Hank, Harry
• feminine forms: Harriet, Henrietta

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?

• Henery

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)

• Henery, Hendry

• Rhyne, rhyne, yrneh

Henry

1. a male given name borrowed from English

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.ʁi/

Henry m

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

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Henry n (strong, genitive Henry, plural Henry)

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

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

1. a male given name from English

Henry

1. a male given name

Henry

1. a male given name borrowed from English

Unadapted borrowing from English Henry. Doublet of Enrique.

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

Henry m

1. a male given name from English

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Henry c (genitive Henrys)

1. a male given name borrowed from English

Borrowed from English Henry.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhenɾi/ [ˈhɛn̪.ɾɪ]
• Rhymes: -enɾi
• Syllabification: Hen‧ry

Henry (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ)

1. a male given name from English