HENRY

Henry

Henry is an English male given name and a surname, from the Old French Henri, Henry, derived itself from the Germanic name Haimric, which is a compound of the word elements haim, meaning "home" and ric, meaning "power, ruler". Harry, its English short form, was considered the "spoken form" of Henry in medieval England. Most English kings named Henry were called Harry. At one time the name was so popular for English men that the phrase "Tom, Dick, and Harry" was used to refer to everyone. The common English feminine forms of the name are Harriet and Henrietta.

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henry

Noun

  1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical inductance; the inductance induced in a circuit by a rate of change of current of one ampere per second and a resulting electromotive force of one volt. Symbol: H

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A turd.

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. A quantity of marijuana weighing one-eighth of an ounce.


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