Henri
/ɑ̃.ʁi/noun
A French given name, equivalent to Henry.
Did you know?Henri is the French form of a Germanic royal name that spread through medieval Europe, and its deeper roots are the same ones behind English Henry and German Heinrich.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*haimaz + *rīkijaz
“home, estate + ruler, power”
Early Germanic
Germanic
*Haimarīkaz / *Haimarīkiz
“a ruler of the home or household”
Old High German
OHG
Heimirich / Heinrich
“a Germanic personal name meaning roughly 'home-ruler'”
Old French
OF
Henri
“French form of the Germanic name, used by medieval nobility”
Modern English
English
Henry
“A male given name”
Modern French
French
Henri
“A male given name”