Henry (surname) explained

Henry is an English male given name and an Irish and French[1] [2] surname, borrowed from Old French, originally of Germanic origin (Haimirich) from the elements haim ("home") and ric ("powerful"). Equivalents in other languages are Anraí (Irish), Eanruig (Scots Gaelic), Enrico, Amerigo (Italian), Enrique (Spanish), Heinrich (German), Henning (Swedish), Henri (Modern French), Henrik (Hungarian and Scandinavian), Henrique (Portuguese), Henryk (Polish), (H)enric (Occitan surname[3]), Hendrik (Dutch), and Genrikh (Russian), among others.

People with the surname

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People with the pen name

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Notes and References

  1. [Albert Dauzat]
  2. http://www.geopatronyme.com/cgi-bin/carte/nomcarte.cgi?nom=Henry&submit=Valider&client=cdip Repartition of the surname Henry in France
  3. Dauzat 324b