Henrik

Gender Masculine
Usage Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Armenian
Scripts Հենրիկ(Armenian)
Pronounced Pron. HEHN-rik(Swedish, Norwegian, German)
 HEHN-rag(Danish)
 HEHN-reek(Hungarian)
 hehn-REEK(Armenian)
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Meaning & History

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

Related Names

VariantsHeinrich, Hendrik(German)
DiminutivesHeiner, Heinz, Henning(German)
Feminine FormsHenrika, Rika(Swedish) Henrike, Rike(German)
Other Languages & CulturesHeimirich, Heinrich, Henricus(Ancient Germanic) Endika(Basque) Enric(Catalan) Jindřich, Hynek, Jindra(Czech) Hendrick, Hendricus, Hendrik, Hendrikus, Henricus, Heike, Heiko, Hein, Henk, Hennie, Henny, Rik(Dutch) Harry, Henry, Hal, Hank(English) Heiki, Hendrik, Indrek, Enn(Estonian) Harri, Heikki, Henri, Henrikki(Finnish) Henri(French) Heike, Heiko(Frisian) Anri(Georgian) Hinrik(Icelandic) Anraí, Einrí(Irish) Enrico, Arrigo, Enzo, Rico(Italian) Indriķis, Ints(Latvian) Henrikas, Herkus(Lithuanian) Hinnerk, Hinrich, Heike, Heiko(Low German) Herry(Medieval English) Henryk(Polish) Henrique(Portuguese) Genrikh(Russian) Eanraig, Hendry(Scottish) 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   nerdy  

Name Days

Croatia: July 13
Estonia: January 19
Finland: January 19
Hungary: July 15
Sweden: January 19

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Entry updated November 20, 2020