Original Germanic form: Heimirich (HYE-mih-rikh)
Latinized form: Henricus (HEN-rih-kus)
English form: Henry (HEN-ree)
Other forms:
- Anraí (AHN-ree)--Irish
- Arrigo (ahr-REE-goh)--Italian
- Eanrig (EN-rik)--Scottish
- Endika (en-dee-kah)--Basque
- Enric (en-REEK)--Catalan
- Enrico (en-REE-koh)--Italian
- Enrique (en-REE-kay)--Spanish
- Harris (HEHR-ris)--English (via Harry)
- Harry (HEHR-ree)--Medieval English
- Heikki (HAYK-kee)--Finnish
- Heinrich (HINE-rikh)--German
- Hendrik (HEN-drik)--Dutch
- Henri (awn-REE)--French
Now to make things a bit tricker, there's the Germanic name Emmerich. It could be derived from Heimirich/Henry, but it could also come from Ermenrich or Amalrich. Most likely, the three similar names all got muddled into one, much like Guy/Vitus in ancient times, or Amelia/Emilia in modern English.
So, because the derivation is less clear, I've listed Emmerich's variants separately. Some linguists hold them equivalent to Henry; some don't.
- Amaury (ah-moh-REE)--French
- Américo (ah-MEH-ree-koh)--Spanish, Portuguese
- Amerigo (ah-MEHR-ih-goh)--Italian
- Émeric (aym-REEK)--French
- Emery (EM-er-ee)--English
- Imre (EEM-reh)--Hungarian
- Imrich (IM-rikh)--Slovak
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