henry (plural henries)

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

• French: henry
• German: Henry
• Portuguese: henry
• Russian: ге́нри
• Spanish: henrio

henry (plural henries)

1. (British, slang) A turd.

henry (plural henries)

1. (British, slang) A quantity of marijuana weighing one-eighth of an ounce.

• eighth

• IPA: /ˈhɛn.ɹi/

1. 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.

2. Surname
3. A locale in US.
   1. A city in Illinois, ;.
   2. A town in South Dakota, ;.
   3. A village in Nebraska, ;.
   4. 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

1. Surname, an anglicization of Ó hInneirghe ("descendant of Inneirghe").
2. Surname, an alternate anglicization of Mac Éinrí, Mac Hannraoi, Mac Annraoi ("son of Henry") (McHenry)