Heinrich

Meaning

a male given name, feminine equivalent Heike or Henny, equivalent to English Henry; diminutive forms Heiko, Heine, Heiner, Heinz, Hein

Concepts

Henry

Heinrich

Kendrick

Henry Berengar

Henry of Franconia

Henry of Flanders

Heinrich of Saxe-Weissenfels

Henry of Speyer

Henry of Germany

Hal

Harry

Frequency

C1
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈhaɪnʁɪç]
Etymology

From Old High German Heimrih, Haimirich (8th century), composed of heim (“home”) + -rih (“suffix for male names, originally a noun meaning king”); corresponds to Proto-West Germanic *Haimarīk, from Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks. Cognate to English Henry (via French Henri), Dutch Hendrik, Danish Henrik.

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