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Where does the name Harry originate
This page is devoted to trying to figure out where the name Harry originates from. So far I have not had much success and the list of derivations just seems to get longer and longer. Any feedback would be appreciated or hints on good places to look.
One thing I am now sure of is that there seems to be an awful lot of people out there that think they know what Harry means. Another thing I am sure of is that hardly any of them agree. The general consensus seems to point to Harry being derived from either Henry or Harold. I am actually called Harold and was named after my dad who was known as Harry.
Harry
Appears to be Diminutive of Henry meaning "ruler of the home". It also has a
few derivitives of its own ie Harrison, "son of Harry" and Hal. Our own Prince
Harry was actually christened Prince Henry Charles Albert David and was
born on 15 September 1984 at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington. Almost 11 years
to the day after me.
Who am I to think the Windsors are getting it wrong, so I am pretty sure that
Harry must be a derivitive of Henry. I cannot believe they copied my name ;)
blighters!
Hal
Is also another name I have heard used as a short form of Harry.
Harold
Scandinavian name meaning "Army Ruler". I have seen various other meanings ie "Home Ruler", "King", "Commander" blah blah etc etc. Variants include Araldo, Aralt, Aroldo, Arry, Garald, Garold, Hal, Harald, Haralds, Haroldas, Harry, Herold, Herrold, Herrick, and Herryck. Walter is related name.
Henry
From the Germanic name Heimerich which meant "home ruler", composed of
the elements heim "home" and ric "power, ruler". Estate ruler; ruler of
the home; house owner; lord of the manor. This name was introduced into
Britain by the Normans. It was borne by eight kings of England including
the infamous Henry VIII, as well as six kings of France and seven kings
of Germany. Other famous bearers include arctic naval explorer Henry
Hudson, novelist Henry James, automobile manufacturer Henry Ford, boxer
Henry Cooper. Diminutives include a whole pile of very germanic and
scandanavaian looking names ie
Hal, Hank, Harry, Variants include Arrigo, Enrico, Enrikos,
Enrique, Enzio, Heike, Heindrick, Heindrik, Heiner, Heinrich, Heinrick,
Heinrik, Heinz, Hendrick, Hendrik, Henerik, Henning, Henri, Henrik,
Henrique, Henryk, and Hinrich.
Famous Harry's
The following lists are woefully incomplete but enough to start with. If people take the time to email me and ask for an addition then I will consider it. The only stipulations are that the person needs to have some decent content on the internet so that I can provide a link to their website. The site must not use some technology that requires a non standard plugin ie flash etc.
- Harry S. Truman (1884-1972), 33rd president of the United States
- Prince Harry
- Harry Houdini
- Harry Warren (Composer)
- Harry Ramsden (Fish and Chips)
- Harry Connick Jr (Singer Songwriter)
- Harry Hill (Comedian)
- Harry Redl (Photographer)
- Sir Harry Secombe (September 8, 1921 - April 11, 2001)
- Harry Longabaugh (1870-1957), AKA the Sundance Kid
- Harry Hamlin
- Harry Morgan
- Harry Shearer (Voice of Montgomery Burn, Principal Skinner, Reverand Lovejoy, Ned Flanders and Smithers)
Famous Fictional Harry's
- Harry Callaghan AKA Drity Harry (Played by Clint Eastwood)
- Harry Burns (Played by Billy Crystal in "When Harry Met Sally")
- Harry Palmer (Played by Michael Caine)
- Harry Dunne ( Played by Jeff Daniels in Dumb and Dumber "When Harry Met Lloyd"
- Harry Potter
Famous Haralds
Famous Henry's
Famous Non Fictional Harold's
Famous Non Fictional Harrison's
Famous Fictional Hal's
- Hal Larson (Played by Jack Black in Shallow Hal ) (No link due to websites requiring flash )