Meaning, origin and history of the name Henrik

Gender Masculine

Scripts Հենրիկ(Armenian)

Pronounced Pron. /ˈhɛn.rɪk/(Swedish) HEHN-rik(Norwegian) /ˈhɛn.ʁæɡ/(Danish) /ˈhɛn.ʁɪk/(German) /ˈhɛn.rik/(Hungarian) /hɛn.ˈɾik/(Eastern Armenian) /hɛn.ˈɾiɡ/(Western Armenian) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

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

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, Hendrik, Harry, Hein, Heintje, Hendricus, Hendrikus, Henk, Hennie, Henny, Henricus, Rik(Dutch) Harry, Henry, Hal, Hank(English) Harri, Heiki, Hendrik, Indrek, Enn(Estonian) Harri, Heikki, Henri, Henrikki(Finnish) Henri, Aymeric, Enzo(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)

classic mature formal upper class natural wholesome strong simple serious

Croatia: July 13

Denmark: July 12

Estonia: January 19

Finland: January 19

Hungary: July 15

Norway: October 20

Sweden: January 19