Baby names info for HENRY:

• Gender: boy
• Syllables: 2
• Characters: 5
• Pronunciation: HEN-ree

Origin and Meaning:

• English meaning of the name HENRY for a boy:
  • rules his household

• French meaning of the name HENRY for a boy:
  • rules the home

• German meaning of the name HENRY for a boy:
  • ruler of the home

• Hebrew (Biblical) meaning of the name HENRY for a boy:
  • Lord

Baby Names Popularity:

• HENRY is the 71^st most popular boy's name in the United States.

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Surnames:

• HENRY is a common last name.
  It's the 142^nd most common surname in the United States (according to the 2000 U.S. Census).

Alternate Forms and Spellings:

• HENRETTA HENRETTE HENRI HENRIE HENRIEETA HENRIETA HENRIETTA HENRIETTE HENRYETTA JENRY

HENRY appears in the following lists of names:

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• Nobel Peace Prize winners
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• Basketball Hall of Famers
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• United States Attorney Generals
• National Aviation Hall of Fame enshrinees
• Kings of France
• Vice Presidents of the United States
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• United States Secretaries of State
• Harrison Ford roles
• Speakers of the House of Representatives (U.S.)
• First Ladies of the United States
• International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees
• World Golf Hall of Fame members
• Jack Nicholson roles
• Miss Universe 2007 contestants
• Miss World 2007 pageant contestants