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Harry
Pronunciation/hæhr.i/
GenderMasculine
Origin
Word/nameMedieval English form of Henry (name)
MeaningRuler (Old English),
War God (Norse),
Army Commander (Old Germanic)
Other names
Related namesHenry,
Hendrick,
Hennie,
Hendrie,
Henrique,
Hen,
Heinrich,
Henderson,
Han,
Hank,
Henk,
Hendrik,
Harold,
Hereweald,
Haraldr,
Harald,
Hagrold,
Harvey,
Harris,
Harrison,
Harriet,
Harriete,
Harolda,
Éibhear (Irish),
Haris (Greek),
Charis (Greek),
Harilaos (Greek),
Haralampos (Greek),
Arioald,
Charilaos (Greek),
Chariovalda,
Theoharry (Greek),
Theoharis (Greek),
Theocharis (Greek)
Häräy (Tatar),
Gäräy (Tatar),
Hari (Hindi),
Harri (Finnish/Afrikaans),
Heinrich (Old Germanic)
Harchibald

Harry is a male given name of English, Norse and Germanic origin. Beginning as a Middle English form of Henry[1] and a diminutive form of Harold, HarrisonorHarvey,[2] it eventually came into use as its own name and is the 721st most popular boys name as of 2021.

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    Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States, official portrait by Greta Kempton, c. 1945.

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    1. ^ "Harry". Behind the Name. 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
  • ^ Hockings, Paul; Pilot-Raichoor, Christiane (1992), Werner Winter and Richard A. Rhodes (ed.), A Badaga-English Dictionary, Trends in Linguistics: Documentation, vol. 8, Berlin, Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, p. 47, ISBN 978-3-11-012677-8, OCLC 25963917, retrieved 13 Dec 2011
  • This page or section lists people that share the same given name.
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    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harry_(given_name)&oldid=1225908976"

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