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Henry

//ˈhɛn.ɹi// name, noun, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from the Germanic languages, popular in England since the Middle Ages.

    "And now I feare that fatall Prophecie, / Which in the time of Henry, nam'd the Fift, / Was in the mouth of euery ſucking Babe, / That Henry borne at Monmouth ſhould winne all, / And Henry borne at Windſor, looſe all: […]"

  2. 2
    A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó hInneirghe (“descendant of Inneirghe”).
  3. 3
    A French and English surname originating as a patronymic.
  4. 4
    A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], an alternate anglicization of Mac Éinrí, Mac Hannraoi, Mac Annraoi (“son of Henry”) (McHenry)
  5. 5
    A locale in the United States:; A small city in Marshall County, Illinois; named for Illinois militia officer James D. Henry.
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  1. 6
    A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana.
  2. 7
    A locale in the United States:; A village in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska; named for Henry Nichols, late son of the original owner of the town site.
  3. 8
    A locale in the United States:; A small town in Codington County, South Dakota; named for early settler J. D. Henry.
  4. 9
    A locale in the United States:; A small town in Henry County, Tennessee.
  5. 10
    A locale in the United States:; A number of townships, listed under Henry Township.
Noun
  1. 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
  2. 2
    A turd. British, slang
  3. 3
    A quantity of marijuana weighing one-eighth of an ounce. British, slang
  4. 4
    Heroin. slang, uncountable
  5. 5
    Ellipsis of Henry hoover, a common brand of vacuum cleaner. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

    "Grab the Henry and give it a once over, would you?"

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  1. 6
    Alternative letter-case form of HENRY (“high earner, not rich yet”) alt-of

    "Still, understandably the Henries among us would like the lifestyle that goes with it. There are many reasons why one might want to look successful."

  2. 7
    Acronym of high earner, not rich yet, someone with a high income who has not saved much yet. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  3. 8
    a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Named after American scientist Joseph Henry (1797–1878).

Etymology 2

Rhyming slang, from Henry the Third.

Etymology 3

From Henry the Eighth.

Etymology 4

Initial letter.

Etymology 5

From Middle English Henry, from Old French (and Anglo-Norman) Henri, from Frankish *Haimrik, from Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks. Cognate with German Heinrich, Dutch Hendrik, Estonian Hendrik, and Old Norse Heimríkr (Danish Henrik).

Etymology 6

From Middle English Henry, from Old French (and Anglo-Norman) Henri, from Frankish *Haimrik, from Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks. Cognate with German Heinrich, Dutch Hendrik, Estonian Hendrik, and Old Norse Heimríkr (Danish Henrik).

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