Henry

Masculine

Meaning

Estate ruler or one who rules the household.

Etymology

Henry derives from the Germanic elements 'heim' (home, estate) and 'ric' (ruler, power). The name became particularly prominent in English history through eight kings named Henry, most notably Henry VIII, making it synonymous with English monarchy.

About the Name Henry

Henry is a venerable English name with deep roots in royal history and aristocratic tradition. Its association with powerful monarchs and its timeless quality have ensured its continued popularity across generations.

Historical People Named Henry

Henry B. Miller

Henry Bannon

HONORABLE

Henry Bruckner

HONORABLE

Henry Flood

HONORABLE

Henry H. Balch

Henry Jackson

HONORABLE

Henry Lincoln Johnson

RECORDER OF DEEDS, WASHINGTON, D.C.

Henry Milne

Henry Osborne

HONORABLE

Henry Temple

HONORABLE

Henry W. Frost

Henry W. Keyes

HONORABLE

Henry A. Jackson

Henry A. Wallace

Henry A. Wiley

Rear Admiral

Henry Abbot

Member, Executive Committee, National Association of County Agricultural Agents

Henry Agard Wallace

Secretary

Henry Allen

Senator

Henry Anderson

Henry Anthon

Rev.

Henry Anthony

Hon.

Henry Arnold

Brigadier General

Henry Ashurst

Senator

Henry Aubepin

Henry Augustus Reeves

Hon.

Henry B. Gutphen

Henry B. Gwynn

Dr.

Henry B. Rathbone

Representative

Henry B. Steagall

Congressman

Henry B. Wilson

Admiral

Henry B. [...]lt

Torpedo-man 2nd class

Henry Baker

Henry Banning

Honorable

Henry Barbour

Henry Bellows

Henry Berger

Henry Blair

Henry Bleecker Metcalfe

Hon.

Henry Breault

Henry Breckenridge

Assistant Secretary of War, 1913-1916

Henry Breckinridge

Hon.

Henry Brown Floyd MacFarland

Henry Bryan

Honorable

Henry Burnett

Hon.

Henry Bush

Henry Bush-Brown

Henry C. Corbin

Henry C. Rathbone

Representative

Henry C. Wallace

Henry Cabot Lodge

Senator from Massachusetts

Henry Campbell

Captain

Henry Cantwell Wallace

Secretary

Henry Caulfield

Governor

Henry Chilton

Getty

Henry Clay Hall

Commissioner, I.C.C.

Henry Clayton

Gen.

Henry Cooper

Hon.

Henry Corbett

Hon.

Henry Couden

Rev.

Henry Coudon

Reverend, Blind Chaplain of Senate

Henry Crisp

Henry Cumming

Surgeon General

Henry D. Baker

Henry D. Hubbard

Henry Davison

Henry Dawes

Representative, Senator

Henry De Menton De Horne

Commandant

Henry DeB. Parsons

Civil Engineer

Henry DeLaWARR FLOOD

Rep. from Virginia, 1901-1921

Henry Dennison

Henry Doherty

Henry E. Jackson

Doctor

Henry Ellsworth McClure

Henry F. Ashurst

Senator

Henry F. Grady

Henry F. Hollis

Senator

Henry Fish

Henry Fisher

Colonel

Henry Fletcher

Henry Ford

Henry Fountain Ashurst

Senator

Henry Frederick Lippitt

Senator from Rhode Island

Henry G. Alsberg

Director

Henry G. Davis

Hon.

Henry G. Knight

Doctor

Henry G. Morgenthau

Secretary of Treasury

Henry G. Slaughter

Henry G. Wasson

Henry Gardner

Henry Garland Dupre

Rep. from Louisiana, 1910-1924

Henry Garner

Vice President

Henry Gassaway Davis

Hon.

Henry George

Rep. from New York

Henry Getty Chilton

Henry Gibbons Jr.

Henry Gilbert

Henry Glassie

Henry Goldmark

Henry Grady

Henry Granville Sharpe

Brigadier General

Henry Graves

Henry Green

Maj.

Henry H. Arnold

General

Henry Hallowell

Henry Harley Arnold

Major General

Henry Harris

Colonel

Henry Henry Belaney

Henry Hines

General

Henry Hollis

Senator

Henry Hollowell

Sergeant

Henry Hoover

Herbert

Henry Hopkinson

Henry Horner

Governor

Henry Hubbard

Secretary of the United States Bureau of Standards

Henry Hyvernat

Right Reverend

Henry I. Harriman

Henry J. Allen

Governor of Kansas

Henry Jardine

Secretary

Henry Jarvis Raymond

Hon.

Henry Jensen

Commissioner

Henry Jervey

Lieutenant Colonel

Henry Johnson

Henry Johnson Brodhead Cummings

Colonel

Henry Jones

Admiral

Henry Jost

Henry K. Bush-Brown

Henry Kaiser

Henry Keyes

Senator

Henry Keys

Henry Kung

Finance Minister

Henry L. Dawes

Hon.

Henry L. Dickey

Hon.

Henry L. Howison

Admiral

Henry L. Roosevelt

Assistant Secretary of the Navy

Henry L. Stimson

Secretary of State

Henry Lane Wilson

Henry Lansburg

Henry Lansburgh

Henry Larutelle

Major

Henry Latham

Captain

Henry Laurens Dawes

Hon.

Henry Lee Myers

Senator from Montana, 1911-1923

Henry Lester Schrader

Henry Levy

R.

Henry Lippitt

Senator from Rhode Island

Henry Lodge

Senator

Henry Lowndes Muldrow

Hon., Colonel of Cavalry C.S.A.

Henry Lunn

Sir

Henry Luther Dickey

Henry Lyman

The Duke of Kahoho

Henry M. Dawes

Henry M. Hill

Henry M. Hoyt

Governor

Henry M. Lewis

former Deputy Sheriff

Henry M. Pindell

Honorable

Henry M. Robert

President General

Henry M. Rose

Chief Clerk of Senate

Henry MacCracken

Doctor

Henry Mackey

Henry McCain

Brigadier General

Henry Mellon

Henry Mencken

Henry Miller

Attorney

Henry Miner

Hon.

Henry Minor

Henry Moore

Henry Moorman

Honorable

Henry Morgenthau

Henry Morgenthau Jr.

Henry Mosky

Dr.

Henry Mulligan

Treasurer

Henry Myers

Lee

Henry N. Couden

Chaplain

Henry Nance Garner

Henry North

President

Henry O'Malley

Henry Osborn

Henry P. Chandler

Director of Administrative Office of the United States Courts

Henry P. Fletcher

Henry P. Starrett

Henry Palmer

Honorable

Henry Pierce

Honorable

Henry Pindell

Editor

Henry Poshler

Henry Prather Fletcher

Ambassador

Henry R. Atkinson

Henry R. Rathbone

Representative

Henry Railey

Captain

Henry Rainey

Henry Rathbone

Jr.

Henry Rea

Honorary Chairman and founder of Gray Lady Unit

Henry Rice

Henry Richard Lothian

British Ambassador

Henry Rogers Seager

Economist

Henry Rose

Chief Clerk of Senate

Henry Rothbone

Rep.

Henry S. Rosenfelt

Henry S. Washington

Dr.

Henry Safford Neal

Hon.

Henry Schwartz

Honorable

Henry Sell

Henry Sherek

Henry Shipstead

Senator

Henry Slaughter

Henry Smither

Mrs.

Henry Smythe

Henry Spencer

Vice-President of the Southern Railway

Henry Stanhope Cumming

Surgeon General

Henry Steagall

Representative

Henry Sterling Magoon

Hon.

Henry Stewart

Henry Stewart New

Henry Stimson

Henry Stowe

Postmaster

Henry Strauss

Admiral, Chief of Ordnance

Henry Stuart

Governor

Henry Styles Bridges

Senator

Henry Suydam

Special Executive Assistant to the Attorney General

Henry T. Allen

General

Henry T. Mayo

Captain

Henry T. Page

Henry T. Rainey

Henry Teigan

Rep.

Henry Todd

Major General

Henry Townsend

Doctor

Henry Tuckerman

Henry Tureman Allen

Lt. Col.

Henry Van Dyke

Prof.

Henry VanDyke

Henry Veeder

Henry Velarde

Dr.

Henry W. Watson

Honorable

Henry Waldo Edgerton

Professor

Henry Waldron

Hon.

Henry Wallace

Henry Walters

Henry Ward Beecher

Henry Warner Slocum

Hon.

Henry Warrum

Counsel, United Mine Workers

Henry Watson

Henry Watterson

Hon.

Henry White

Henry Whitehead

General

Henry Whitemore

Henry Whitney Bellows

Rev.

Henry Wilcox

Colonel

Henry Wiley

Rear Admiral

Henry Woodhouse

President of the Aerial League of America

Henry Wriston

Henry de Bach

Henry Lane

1806–1881 Congressman Kentucky

Henry S. Briggs

1810–1875 Gen. New York

Henry Wilson

1812–1875 Hon. Farmington, New Hampshire

Henry Beecher

1813–1887 Clergyman Litchfield, Connecticut

Henry Bowen Anthony

1815–1884 Hon. Coventry, Rhode Island

Henry Wager Halleck

1815–1872 Military officer Westernville, New York

Henry Winter Davis

1817–1865 Hon. Maryland

Henry Barnum

1818–1892 Gen. Connecticut

Henry Gray

1825–1890 Professor Massachusetts