Name: Henry
Gender: Male
Usage: Henry, of german origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Henry are in general originating from Australia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Henry across the world, see Enric.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Henry is: Home ruler, Rules the home.
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Numerology of the first name Henry: 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 7. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: spiritual, intelligent, analytical, reserved, knowledgeable, mysterious, intuitive.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Philosophical, Spiritual
Ruling planet: Neptune
Colors: Green
Gemstones: Moonstone
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The name Henry is ranked on the 352nd position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 1870400 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.026% of the population. The name Henry has five 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 Henry for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Henry is 12 November.
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History and Origin
Henry is an English male given name and a surname, from the Old French Henri, Henry (modern Henri), derived itself from the Germanic name Haimric (German: Heinrich), which is a compound of the word elements haim, meaning "home" and ric, meaning "power, ruler". Harry, its English short form, was considered the "spoken form" of Henry in medieval England. Most English kings named Henry were called Harry. At one time, the name was so popular for English men that the phrase "Tom, Dick, and Harry" was used to refer to everyone. The common English feminine forms of the name are Harriet and Henrietta.
Henry has been a consistently popular name in English-speaking countries for centuries. It was among the top 100 most popular names used for boys born in the United States, England and Wales, and in Australia in 2007. It was the 46th most common name for boys and men in the United States in the 1990 census. Harry, its short form, was the fifth most popular name for boys in England and Wales in 2007 and among the top 50 names in Ireland, Scotland and Northern Ireland in recent years. Harry was ranked as the 578th most popular name in the United States in 2007.
English: a perennially enduring given name, of Continental Germanic origin, composed of the elements haim home + rīc power, ruler. It was introduced to Britain by the Normans, and has been borne by eight kings of England. In its various European cognate forms and in the Latin form Henricus, it has been borne by kings and princes in many countries of Europe. Henry the Fowler (c.876–936), Duke of Saxony, was elected King of the Germans and became the first of a long succession of bearers of the name to rule in central Europe. It was also borne by six kings of France and four kings of Castile and Leon. In England it was not until the 17th century that the form Henry (rather than Harry) became the standard vernacular form, mainly as a result of the influence of Latin Henricus and French Henri.
Cognates: Irish Gaelic: Anraí, Éinrí. Scottish Gaelic: Eanraig. French: Henri. Italian: Enrico. Spanish: Enrique. Catalan: Enric. Portuguese: Henrique. Romanian: Henric. German: Heinrich. Low German: Henrik, Hinrich. Dutch: Hendrik. Scandinavian: Hen(d)rik. Polish: Henryk. Czech: Jindřich. Finnish: Heikki. Hungarian: Henrik; See also Imre.
Pet forms: English: Hal, Hank, Harry. Spanish: Quique. German: Heino, Heinz. Low German: Heiko, Henning. Danish: Henning.
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