Comments for HENRY:

Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn, "The Lord of the Rings") has a son named Henry Blake (born in 1988).

-- Destry  4/13/2005

One of the main characters of Atlas Shrugged went by the name "Henry Rearden."

-- TheJessica  7/20/2005

Writer Henry Miller, author of Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Black Spring, etc.

-- ars musica  12/3/2005

And of course, Lord Henry Wotton, from The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde.

-- nouvellehelene  12/19/2005

Professor Henry Jones is the studious father of Indiana Jones.

-- Anonymous User  12/21/2005

Henry is an engine in the "Thomas the Tank Engine" book and video series.

-- breakofday  12/22/2005

Makes me think of an old grandfather.

-- Anonymous User  2/9/2006

There's a hole in the bucket, dear Henry dear Henry, there's a hole in the bucket, dear Henry a hole!

That's what I think of everytime I hear this name. Overall, OK name, I like the nickname Hank though!

-- Anonymous User  5/6/2006

Henry Tilney is a character in Jane Austen's novel Northanger Abbey.

-- Soul  5/8/2006

Several Tudor kings of England bore this name, including Henry VII, the father of the well known Henry VIII.

-- Missy  5/22/2006

A character who bore this name was 'Uncle Henry' in the Wizard of Oz.

-- Milene  6/3/2006

Henry reminds me of an old man who is the head of the house, lol.

-- Anonymous User  6/4/2006

Actress Rachel Weisz has a son named Henry Chance, born in mid 2006.

-- Pheadirean  6/9/2006

Henry Jones Junior was the real name of Indiana Jones (played by Harrison Ford) in the eponymous series of films directed by Steven Spielberg.

-- reservoirdoll1987  7/1/2006

Henry James is one of the greatest British novelists.

-- audreyhubley  8/5/2006

I honestly don't know why people think it's an old man name, I think it transitions nicely all throughout life, from child to adult.

-- wefrox  8/18/2006

Henry Charles Albert David is the full name of Prince Harry.

-- sarah lee  9/3/2006

A great film composer Henry Mancini ("Moon River") is a famous bearer.

-- audreyhubley  10/11/2006

Famed Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig was born Henry Louis Gehrig in 1903.

-- nofinahthandinah  10/20/2006

In Audrey Niffenegger's novel 'The Time Traveler's Wife', Henry DeTamble, one of the main protagonists, suffers from a rare condition where his genetic clock periodically resets and he finds himself pulled suddenly into his past or future.

-- reservoirdoll1987  10/30/2006

Seal and Heidi Klum have son Henry. Henry Gunther Samuel was born in Los Angeles, California, on 12th September 2005. The baby measured 21 centimetres and weighed 4 kg.

-- Maggie_Simpson  11/6/2006

Who could forget Henry Higgins?

-- jeziana  12/8/2006

I like this name because I know very few Henry's my age. It's one of those names that's so old-fashioned that it's sort of becoming cool again.

-- wishenough  12/9/2006

Read Audrey Niffenegger's awesome novel. I used to hate the name, until I read the novel - it made Henry sound very nice, and even timeless and classic, and perfect. It's a lovely name when you see it in a different perspective.

-- FyreHydenGirth  12/13/2006

Henry Mancini (April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994), was an Academy Award winning American composer, conductor and arranger. He is remembered particularly for being a composer of film and television scores. Mancini also won a record number of Grammy awards, including a "Lifetime Achievement" award in 1995.

-- sweetbabe  12/17/2006

Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was a highly acclaimed Academy Award-winning American film 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.

Fonda made his mark early as a Broadway actor, and made his Hollywood debut in 1935. Fonda's career gained momentum after his Academy Award-nominated performance in 1940's The Grapes of Wrath, an adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel about an Oklahoma family who moved west during the Dust Bowl. Throughout six decades in Hollywood, Fonda cultivated a strong, appealing screen image in such classics as The Ox-Bow Incident, Mister Roberts, and 12 Angry Men. Later, Fonda moved toward both more challenging and lighter roles in such epics as Once Upon a Time in the West and family comedies like Yours, Mine and Ours (with Lucille Ball).

He was the patriarch of a family of famous actors, including daughter Jane Fonda, son Peter Fonda, granddaughter Bridget Fonda, and grandson Troy Garity.

In 1999, he was named the sixth Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute.

-- sweetbabe  12/17/2006

Henry Valentine Miller (December 26, 1891 – June 7, 1980) was an American writer and, to a lesser extent, painter. He is known for breaking with existing literary forms and developing a new sort of "novel" that is a mixture of novel, autobiography, social criticism, philosophical reflection, surrealist free association, and mysticism, one that is distinctly always about and expressive of the real-life Henry Miller and yet is also an imaginative construct. His most characteristic works of this kind are Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, and Black Spring. He also wrote travel memoirs and essays of literary criticism and analysis.

He was played by Fred Ward in the 1990 movie Henry & June, and Rip Torn in the 1970 film adaptation of Tropic of Cancer.

-- sweetbabe  12/18/2006

Sounds stuffy.

-- gracielou16  1/22/2007

Don't forget Henry the Navigator of Portugal. Some scholars write that his knowledge of the New World's location and navigational route predates that of Columbus et al.

-- henrysdad  2/6/2007

A famous bearer is Henry Wong from Digimon Tamers.

-- blackthorn93  2/13/2007

Love the name. The book the Time Traveler's Wife got me lovin' it.

-- nothingshortoftragic  3/24/2007

Henry Jekyll is the protangonist of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel _The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde_.

-- black_lace  3/26/2007

Nice name but I just can't get Henry the Vacuum Cleaner out of my head. (See this link if you don't know what I'm talking about - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_%28vacuum_cleaner%29)

-- Anonymous User  5/7/2007

I think that is is a great name. It's strong and intellgent.

-- a_rose4  5/27/2007

Radio, film and television character Henry Aldrich, played by various actors. The show or film would begin with Henry's mother (played by various actresses) yelling "Hen-RY! Henry Aldrich!," to which he would reply, "Coming, Mother."

-- Kosta  6/1/2007

Comic strip character Henry, a bald boy who never spoke (except in the comic book version of the strip, in which he did).

-- Kosta  6/1/2007

This is my most favorite boy's name. Personally, I find the name Henry to be a name of nobility and eloquence. I see a young man who is very wise and kind hearted.

-- Cyneburga  6/2/2007

Great, classic name. Suitable from infancy to senility.

-- Anonymous User  6/8/2007

Price Harry Windsor is actually a Henry, Harry being (more formerly than now, when it's usually used independently) a nickname thereof.

-- Anonymous User  6/8/2007

Well, there was that guy who created the Heimlich maneuver. His name was Henry Heimlich. Although, it has been proven that his maneuver is highly dangerous.

-- Cyneburga  6/11/2007

Julia Roberts and her husband Daniel Moder have a son Henry (June 2007).

-- Karcoolka  6/19/2007

Nicknames: Herry, Henny.

-- Janika  7/16/2007

The name of Brock and Barbara Jean Hart's son on the sitcom, Reba, is Henry.

-- KrisMichelle  8/8/2007

This name reminds me of an old man and if there's a boy named Henry, he probably looks like an old man. LOL.

-- Anonymous User  8/8/2007

Henry Dorn is the tortured writer in Ayn Rand's short story, "The Simplest Thing in the World."

-- henryrearden  8/29/2007

Danish actor Viggo Mortensen and Czech-American singer Christine "Exene" Cervenkova have a son Henry, born 1988.

-- Karcoolka  10/28/2007

Henry is a strong name. It stands out in a crowd especially now. Seriously, if I were a man I would love to be named Henry.

-- Fionafabulous  12/20/2007

LOVE LOVE LOVE the name Henry. Great for any boy. Too bad it's becoming popular.

-- spaz123  12/24/2007

Henry Townshend is the main protagonist in the video game "Silent Hill 4: The Room".

-- FMRadio  2/22/2008

No offence to anyone who has this name or likes it, but this name reminds me of a hillbilly.

-- jasmineenimsaj  2/23/2008

A famous bearer is former Italian-American mobster Henry Hill (born June 11, 1943). He was also a Lucchese crime family and FBI associate. His life was the basis of the Nicholas Pileggi book "Wiseguy" and the acclaimed Martin Scorsese film "Goodfellas", where he was played by Ray Liotta.

-- AndrewJKD  3/15/2008

Henry is the eldest of the Box Car Children.

-- Anonymous User  5/26/2008

Henry is a lovely name. It's strong but very sweet. It's not very common where I live, and I only know a little 5 year old with it and a 7 year old. It suits both. If you want a strong, sweet, not common, great name, pick Henry!

-- little emi  6/18/2008

Actress Christa Miller and writer/producer Bill Lawrence have a son Henry Lawrence who was born on 8th October, 2006 at 12:05 A.M. in Los Angeles.

-- Emilie007  9/5/2008

Actor Viggo Mortensen and singer Exene Červenková have a son Henry Mortensen, born 1988.

-- Emilie007  11/18/2008

Henry is my father's name. He's never liked it. He says he got teased for it when he was a kid (apparently it was a weird name in NYC in the fifties), and it's for animals.

-- MoonAgeDaydreamer  12/26/2008

I love the name Henry! I'm going to name my first son Henry. To me Henry is a great name to go through life with, i'ts cute as a child and masculine as an adult. Henry reeks of nobility, strength and intelligence. The name itself has been around for centuries and it's a shame everyone thinks it's too "old-fashioned" because of that. When all the kids today are named Shawn, Brad and Micheal, you'll regret you didn't pick Henry.

-- D.Scott  1/30/2009

I love this name but it seems to be becoming very popular recently. It always reminds me of Henry V from Shakespeare.

-- Little Owl  2/14/2009

The actress Minnie Driver named her son Henry.

-- Little Owl  2/14/2009

I agree with those who say that this transits nicely with these days. One of those names that doesn't go out of style like Charles, James, Adam, etc.

-- _0TophasNails_1  5/1/2009

I like the name, but a boy would possibly be mocked at school with this name, so I named my dog Henry. That's not to say I think it's only fit for a dog, I just don't like the idea of a child being made fun of because his name has the word "hen" in it.

-- flamestar  7/18/2009

Minnie Driver has a son Henry, born 5th September 2008.

-- MaggieSimpson  7/30/2009

Some of you say that the name Henry reminds you of an old man? That got me thinking... because the name Henry reminds me of someone I'm friends with who is truely amazing. I guess that a persons impression of a name could all be in who they know or don't know... Hmm.

-- baybeekenzie  11/17/2009

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