Henry
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɛn.ɹi/
Forms: form: Henrys
form: Henries
form: Henri
form: Henrie
Etymology: From Middle English Henry, from Old French (and Anglo-Norman) Henri, from Frankish *Haimrik, from Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks. Cognate with German Heinrich, Dutch Hendrik, Estonian Hendrik, and Old Norse Heimríkr (Danish Henrik).
Senses: examples: text: And now I feare that fatall Prophecie, / Which in the time of Henry, nam'd the Fift, / Was in the mouth of euery ſucking Babe, / That Henry borne at Monmouth ſhould winne all, / And Henry borne at Windſor, looſe all: […]
ref: 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i], page 107, column 1:
text: Henry now, what a soft swain your Henry is! the proper theme of gentle poesy; a name to fall in love withal; devoted at the font to song and sonnet, and the tender passion; a baptized inamorato; a christened hero. Call him Harry, and see how you ameliorate his condition.
ref: 1830, Mary Russell Mitford, “Cottage Names”, in Our Village: Sketches of Rural Character and Scenery, volume IV, London: Whittaker, Treacher, & Co., […], →OCLC, page 72:
text: Walter [Map] was one of the remarkable men who stand before us as the representatives of a sudden outburst of literary, social, and religious criticism which followed the growth of romance and the appearance of a freer historical tone in the court of the two Henrys.
ref: 1878, Charles K[ittredge] True, “Dawn of the Reformation in Scotland—[…]”, in The Life and Times of John Knox, the Soul of the Scottish Reformation, Cincinnati, Oh.: Hitchcock and Walden; New York, N.Y.: Nelson & Phillips, page 18:
text: Eight Henries, one Mary, / One Elizabeth; / Crowned and throned Kings and Queens / Now lie still in death.
ref: 1924, Walter de la Mare, “Kings and Queens”, in Peacock Pie: A Book of Rhymes […], London; Bombay; Sydney, N.S.W.: Constable & Company Ltd, page 4:
glosses: A male given name from the Germanic languages, popular in England since the Middle Ages.
glosses: A French and English surname originating as a patronymic.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A small city in Marshall County, Illinois; named for Illinois militia officer James D. Henry.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A village in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska; named for Henry Nichols, late son of the original owner of the town site.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A small town in Codington County, South Dakota; named for early settler J. D. Henry.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A small town in Henry county, Tennessee.
glosses: A locale in the United States:
A number of townships, listed under Henry Township.
Derived terms: Hanke-Henry Permanent Calendar
Henry County
Henry VIII clause
Hooray Henry
Hutton Henry
Related terms: sense: pet forms
word: Hal
sense: pet forms
word: Hank
sense: pet forms
word: Harry
sense: feminine forms
word: Harriet
sense: feminine forms
word: Henrietta
word: Barry
word: Fitzhenry
word: Halson
word: Hance
word: Hancock
word: Hankin
word: Hann
word: Hansom
word: Hanson
word: Harries
word: Harriot
word: Harris
word: Harrison
word: Harry
word: Hasson
word: Haw
word: Hawe
word: Hawes
word: Hawkin
word: Hawking
word: Hawkings
word: Hawkins
word: Hawkyns
word: Hawson
word: Henderson
word: Hendrey
word: Hendrick
word: Hendricks
word: Hendrie
word: Hendrix
word: Hendry
word: Henn
word: Henson
word: Herriot
word: McHenry
word: Parry
word: Pendry
word: Penry
word: Perry