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Comments for the name Henri

Comments for HENRI:

A famous bearer of this name is Henri Matisse, the artist. (1869-1954)
-- trayc53  6/3/2005
Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer.
-- Elphi  1/2/2006
Henri is a cartoon character on the PBS show "Liberty Kids", voiced by Kathleen Barr.
-- rubberduckiiz2  1/5/2006
Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec Monfa (Toulouse-Lautrec, for short) was a French post-impressionist and a pioneer of lithography, especially famous for the advertising posters he made for Moulin Rouge, as well as the graphic arts portraying the life and performers of the cabaret.
-- Anonymous User  1/13/2006
I think this name is sexy.
-- Anonymous User  3/6/2006
Princess Mary and Prince Frederick of Denmark have used this name as one of the names for their son Prince Christian.
-- alicia_84  4/29/2006
Famous bearer: Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg.
-- khaotickharma  8/9/2006
The French pronunciation sounds much more appealing then the English form. Henri sounds more elegant than plain old Henry.
-- Missy  10/29/2006
Henri Marie Coandă (1886-1972) was a Romanian inventor, aerodynamics pioneer and the builder of world's first jet powered aircraft, the Coanda-1910.
-- Anonymous User  7/1/2007
I like this way better than Henry because I think the French pronunciation sounds richer in some way. It was my late grandfather's name (he wasn't French or anything, it's just sort of a tradition in my family to have a French name) and I might use it as a middle name for a son later.
-- renee06  9/9/2007
Henri Becquerel was the discoverer of natural radioactivity.
-- survivor_fan  1/31/2008
Henri is pronounced HEN-ree in Finnish.
-- Yippal  4/5/2009
This can also be a nickname for the feminine name Henrietta.
-- Anyechka  9/18/2009
Henri-Georges Adam (1904-1967) was a French sculptor, graphic artist and tapestry designer.
-- Anonymous User  7/3/2011
Henri Bellechose (d1440/4) was a Netherlandish painter who in 1415 succeeded Malouel as court painter to John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, in Dijon.
-- Anonymous User  9/10/2011
Henri Édouard Prosper Breuil (28 February 1877 – 14 August 1961), often referred to as Abbé Breuil, was a French Catholic priest, archaeologist, anthropologist.
-- Anonymous User  10/12/2011
It's more like awn-RAY.
-- FlakyMatt  10/20/2011

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