Gender Masculine
Scripts Հենրիկ(Armenian)
Pronounced Pron. HEHN-rik(Swedish, Norwegian, German) HEHN-rag(Danish) HEHN-reek(Hungarian) hehn-REEK(Armenian)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Form of Heinrich (see Henry) in several languages. A famous bearer was the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906).

Related Names

VariantsHinnerk, Hinrich(Low German) Heinrich(German)
DiminutivesHeike, Heiko(Low German) Heike, Heiko, Henning(German)
Feminine FormsHenrika, Rika(Swedish) Henrike, Rike(German)
Other Languages & CulturesEndika(Basque) Enric(Catalan) Jindřich, Hynek, Jindra(Czech) Hendrick, Hendricus, Hendrik, Hendrikus, Henricus, Hein, Henk, Hennie, Henny, Rik(Dutch) Harry, Henry, Hal, Hank(English) Harri, Heiki, Hendrik, Indrek, Enn(Estonian) Harri, Heikki, Henri, Henrikki(Finnish) Henri, Aymeric(French) Heiko(Frisian) Anri(Georgian) Heimirich, Heinrich, Henricus, Aimeric(Germanic) Hinrik(Icelandic) Anraí, Einrí(Irish) Enrico, Arrigo, Enzo, Rico(Italian) Indriķis, Ints(Latvian) Henrikas, Herkus(Lithuanian) Herry(Medieval English) Aimery, Aymeri(Medieval French) Haimarīks(Old Germanic) Henryk(Polish) Henrique(Portuguese) Genrikh(Russian) Hendry(Scots) Eanraig(Scottish Gaelic) Henrich(Slovak) Enrique, Kike, Kiko, Quique(Spanish) Harri(Welsh)
Surname DescendantsHenriksen(Danish) Henriksen(Norwegian) Henriksson(Swedish)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   strong   simple   serious  

Name Days

Croatia: July 13
Denmark: July 12
Estonia: January 19
Finland: January 19
Hungary: July 15
Norway: October 20
Sweden: January 19

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Entry updated December 7, 2022