Name: Henrik
Gender: Male
Usage: Henrik is a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Henrik are in general originating from Armenia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Henrik across the world, see Henry.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Henrik is: Home ruler.
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Numerology of the first name Henrik: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 11. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: charismatic, inspiring, dreamy, six-sensed, discerning.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Charismatic, Inspiring
Ruling planet: Moon
Colors: Green, Cream
Gemstones: Pearl, Jade, Moonstone
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The name Henrik is ranked on the 2,432nd position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 156100 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.003% of the population. The name Henrik has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Henrik for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Henrik is 12 November.
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History and Origin
Henrik is a male given name of Germanic origin, primarily used in Scandinavia, Estonia, Hungary and Slovenia. In Poland, the name is spelt Henryk but pronounced similarly. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Heikki (Finnish), Henryk (Polish), Hendrik (Dutch), Heinrich (German), Enrico (Italian), Henri (French), Enrique (Spanish) and Henrique (Portuguese). It means 'Ruler of the home' or 'Lord of the house'.
People named "Henrik" include:
- Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark.
- Prince Henrik of Denmark.
- Niels Henrik Abel, Norwegian mathematician.
- Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian poet and general writer.
- Henrik Dam, Danish biochemist and Nobel prize laureate.
- Henrik Dettmann, Finnish basketball coach
- Henrik Otto Donner, Finnish composer and musician
- Henrik Fisker, Danish automobile designer.
- Henrik Freischlader, German blues musician.
- Henrik Hagtvedt (born 1971) Norwegian visual artist
- Henrik Ibsen, influential Norwegian playwright.
- Henrik Sass Larsen, Danish politician.
- Henrik Larsson, Swedish football player.
- Henrik Lundqvist, Swedish ice hockey goalie.
- Henrik Mkhitaryan (Heno), Armenian football player.
- Henrik Sedin, Swedish ice hockey player.
- Henrik Stenson, Swedish professional golfer.
- Henrik Zetterberg, Swedish ice hockey player.
- Henrik Ojamaa, Estonian football player.
- Ole Henrik Magga, Norwegian Sami linguist and politician.
This name is mostly used in the northern countries such as Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, and Finland.
Low German, Scandinavian, and Hungarian form of Henry. It has enjoyed great popularity in recent years, especially in Denmark.
Pet forms: Low German: Heiko, Henning. Danish: Henning.
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