Henry

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

The name Henry originates from the French “Henri,” which stems from the German “Heinrich.” The German “Heinrich” stems from the Old High German “Haganrih” meaning “ruler of an enclosure,” which is a combination of “hag” meaning “an enclosure” or “a hedging-in” and “rihhi” meaning “ruler” or from the Old High German “Heimerich” meaning “home ruler,” which is a combination of “heim” meaning “home” and “rile” meaning “ruler” or “king.”

The Normans introduced the name to England, where it belonged to eight different Kings.

POPULARITY

According to the 1990 United States Census, Henry ranked as the 46th most popular male first name, the 2,339th most popular female first name and the 133rd most popular last name. In the United States, the name ranked in the Top 1,000 most popular boys' names every decade since 1880 and in the Top 1,000 most popular girls' names six decades since 1880, but not since 1940. In the 21st century, the name ranked in the Top 200 most popular boys' names every year from 2000 (126th) through 2006 (95th).

United States Popularity of the boy's name Henry in the 21st Century:

• Year: 2006 Rank:95th
• Year: 2005 Rank:102nd
• Year: 2004 Rank:109th
• Year: 2003 Rank:116th
• Year: 2002 Rank:115th
• Year: 2001 Rank:123rd
• Year: 2000 Rank:126th

In 2007, the popularity of the boy’s name Henry ranked 49th in Australia.

FACTS

• January 16th is celebrated by the Catholic Church in honor of St. Henry of Cocket.
• January 19th is celebrated by the Catholic Church in honor of St. Henry of Sweden and St. Henry of Uppsala.
• January 23rd is celebrated by the Catholic Church in honor of St. Henry Suso.
• April 7th is celebrated by the Catholic Church in honor of St. Henry Walpole.
• July 4th is celebrated by the Catholic Church in honor of St. Henry Abbot.
• July 13th is celebrated by the Catholic Church in honor of St. Henry and St. Henry II.

NAMESAKES

• “Henry” is the name of locations in Illinois, South Dakota, Tennessee and Virginia, USA.
• Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI and Henry VII are plays written by William Shakespeare.
• “Henry” is the name of a comic created by Carl Anderson in 1932.

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Henry Alfred Kissinger – Fifty-sixth Secretary of State of the United States of America.
• Henry Fonda – Film and television actor who won an Academy Award (Oscar) for “Best Actor in a Leading Role” for his work in the 1981 movie On Golden Pond. He also won an “Honorary Award” Oscar in 1981 and was nominated for two other Oscars during his career.
• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow – Influential 19th century American poet.

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OTHER HENRY'S

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Author: Rich Kachold