henry
see also: Henry
Noun
Henry
Pronunciation
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see also: Henry
Noun
henry (plural henries)
- 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
henry (plural henries)
- (British, slang) A turd.
henry (plural henries)
SynonymsHenry
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈhɛn.ɹi/
- A male given name, popular in England since Middle Ages; the name of eight kings.
- 1591, William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals):: Act III, Scene I:
- And now I fear the fatal prophecy, / Which in the time of Henry, nam'd the Fifth, / Was in the mouth of every mocking babe; / That Henry born at Monmouth should win all; / And Henry born at Windsor should lose all.
- 1830 Mary Russell Mitford, Our Village: Fourth Series: Cottage Names:
- Henry now, what a soft swain your Henry is! the proper theme of gentle poesy; a name to fall in love withal; devoted at the font to song and sonnet, and the tender passion; a baptized inamorato; a christened hero. Call him Harry, and see how you ameliorate his condition.
- Surname
- A locale in US.
- A city in Illinois, ;.
- A town in South Dakota, ;.
- A village in Nebraska, ;.
- An unincorporated community in Indiana.
- pet forms: Hal, Hank, Harry
- feminine forms: Harriet, Henrietta
- Barry
- Fitzhenry
- Halson
- Hance
- Hancock
- Hankin
- Hann
- Hansom
- Hanson
- Harries
- Harriot
- Harris
- Harrison
- Harry
- Hasson
- Haw
- Hawe
- Hawes
- Hawkin
- Hawking
- Hawkings
- Hawkins
- Hawkyns
- Hawson
- Henderson
- Hendrey
- Hendrick
- Hendricks
- Hendrie
- Hendrix
- Hendry
- Henn
- Henson
- Herriot
- McHenry
- Parry
- Pendry
- Penry
- Perry
- French: Henri
- German: Heinrich
- Italian: Enrico
- Portuguese: Henrique
- Russian: Ге́нрих
- Spanish: Enrique, Henrio
- Surname, an anglicization of Ó hInneirghe ("descendant of Inneirghe").
- Surname, an alternate anglicization of Mac Éinrí, Mac Hannraoi, Mac Annraoi ("son of Henry") (McHenry)
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