Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. HIEN-rikh(German)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

German form of Henry. This was the name of several German kings.

Related Names

VariantsHendrik, Henrik(German) Aimeric, Heimirich, Henricus(Germanic)
DiminutivesHeiner, Heinz(German)
Feminine FormHeinrike(German)
Other Languages & CulturesHenrik(Armenian) Endika(Basque) Enric(Catalan) Henrik(Croatian) Jindřich, Hynek, Jindra(Czech) Henrik, Henning(Danish) 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) Henrik(Hungarian) Hinrik(Icelandic) Anraí, Einrí(Irish) Enrico, Arrigo, Enzo, Rico(Italian) Indriķis, Ints(Latvian) Henrikas, Herkus(Lithuanian) Henrik, Hinnerk, Hinrich, Heike, Heiko(Low German) Herry(Medieval English) Aimery, Aymeri(Medieval French) Henrik, Henning(Norwegian) Haimarīks(Old Germanic) Henryk(Polish) Henrique(Portuguese) Genrikh(Russian) Hendry(Scots) Eanraig(Scottish Gaelic) Henrich(Slovak) Henrik(Slovene) Enrique, Kike, Kiko, Quique(Spanish) Henrik, Henning(Swedish) Harri(Welsh)
Surname DescendantsHeinrich, Heinrichs(German)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   strong   strange   complex   serious  

Name Days

Austria: January 23
Austria: June 10
Austria: July 13
Germany: July 13

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Sources & References

  1. Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 734.
Entry updated December 7, 2022