French · Germanic

Henri

Pronounced ahn-REEShare

Meaning: Home ruler

  • Boy
  • Uncommon
  • 2 syllables

The story

Henri is the French form of Heinrich and is also used in Finnish. Its Germanic elements combine home with ruler.

Nicknames

  • Riri

Spellings & variants

Popularity

Uncommon

Outside the US top 1,000.

Style

Origins

Henri comes from French and Germanic.

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