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
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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