# Henrik
## Danish
### Proper noun

Henrik
* a male given name, equivalent to English Henry

#### Related terms

* (male given names) Harry, Henry
* (female given names) Henny, Henriette, Henrikke, Jette
* (surnames) Henriksen

### References

* Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 66 091 males with the given name Henrik have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Old Swedish Henrik. Cognate with Swedish Henrik and English Henry.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhenrik/, [ˈhe̞nrik]
* IPA: /ˈhenrikːi/, [ˈhe̞nrikːi] (Finnicized)
* Rhymes: -enrik
* Syllabification: Hen‧rik

### Proper noun

Henrik
* a male given name
** 1985, Sisko Latvus, Elina, eronnut nainen, →ISBN, pages 108–109:Hän risti pojan vauhdikkaasti Jaakko Henrikiksi Isän, Pojan ja Pyhän Hengen nimeen, ( - - - ) - Miehekäs nimi, kaikki kehuivat. - Ei mitään lyhenteitä niin kuin nykyisin harrastetaan, vaan kunnon suomalainen miehennimi. - Meistä se oli paras mahdollinen, Arto ja Helena sanoivat ja hymyilivät plyyshisohvalla pitsikolttuinen vauva keskellään. - Arton isoisähän oli Jaakko. Laaksosten suvussa taas on ollut Heikkejä. Isä nyökytteli suorastaan liikuttuneena ja sanoi arasti: - Minulla oli Heikki-serkku. Jäi Summaan.He quickly christened the boy Jaakko Henrik in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, ( - - - ) - What a manly name, everyone praised. - Not some short name like everyone does this days, but a proper Finnish man's name. - We thought it was the best option, Arto and Helena said and smiled on the plush sofa with the baby dressed in lace between them. - Arto's grandfather was called Jaakko. Laaksonen's have had Heikkis. Father nodded movedly and timidly said: - I had a cousin named Heikki. Never made it out of Summa.
** 2010, Juha Itkonen, Seitsemäntoista, Otava, →ISBN, page 7:Henrik. Hän katsoo teipinpalasta eikä voi olla ajattelematta nimeään ― muiden kaappien haltijoihin verrattuna se tuntuu keikarimaiselta. Arto. Spede. Kari. Jorma. Tietysti hän olisi voinut kirjoittaa Henkka, Henkaksi häntä kutsutaan, mutta olisiko se sitten parempi? Henri vielä kävisi, k on liikaa. Äidin syytä tämäkin, äiti on lisännyt k:n.Henrik. He looks at the piece of tape and couldn't help but think of his name ― it seems snobby compared to names on the other lockers. Arto. Spede. Kari. Jorma. He could've written Henkka too, that's what he's called after all. But would it be any better? Henri could still be okay, but the k is too much. That's mother's fault too - she had added the k.

#### Usage notes

* Used for kings, saints and other historical persons. Most common given name form: Heikki.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Henrik (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :

#### Statistics

* Henrik is the 145th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 4,279 male individuals (and as a middle name to 31,418 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 10 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* herkin

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈhɛnrik]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Hen‧rik
* Rhymes: -ik

### Proper noun

Henrik
* a male given name, equivalent to English Henry

#### Declension
## Norwegian
### Etymology

Of Germanic origin, cognate with German Heinrich and English Henry. First recorded as a given name in Norway in the 13th century.

### Proper noun

Henrik
* a male given name

#### Related terms

* (male given names) Harry, Henry
* (feminine forms) Henny, Henriette, Henrikke
* (surnames) Henriksen

### References

* Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
* Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 13 248 males with the given name Henrik living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.

## Slovene
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /xéːnrik/

### Proper noun

Hẹ̑nrik m
* a male given name

### Further reading

* “Henrik”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Swedish Henrik, of Germanic origin, cognate with German Heinrich and English Henry. First recorded in Sweden in 1208.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Henrik c (genitive Henriks)
* a male given name
** 1975, Christer Kihlman, Dyre prins, Wahlström & Widstrand, →ISBN, page 113:Som liten var jag ganska stolt över mitt namn. Donald! Det klingade minsann mäktigare det än både Kalle och Ville och Lasse. Senare, när jag upphöjt mig själv i borgarståndet och för säkerhets skull beseglat min borgerlighet genom äktenskapet med Gunnel Lindermann hade jag uppriktigt sagt gärna hetat nånting annat, nånting mera traditionellt ståndsmässigt, eller från den synpunkten konventionellare, som Johan eller Henrik eller Carl-Gustaf. Till och med Max och Moritz och Niklas hade gått an.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### Related terms

* (male given names) Harry, Henry
* (female given names) Harriet, Henny, Henrietta, Henrika
* (surnames) Henriksson

### References

* Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
* Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 60 541 males with the given name Henrik living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.