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Meaning & Origins
A perennially popular given name, of Continental Germanic origin, from haim ‘home’ + rīc ‘power, ruler’. It was an Old French name, adopted by the Normans and introduced by them to Britain. It has been borne by eight kings of England. Not until the 17th century did the form Henry (as opposed to Harry) become the standard vernacular form, mainly under the influence of the Latin form Henricus and French Henri.
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Spanish (García) and Portuguese: from a medieval personal name of uncertain origin. It is normally found in medieval records in the Latin form Garsea, and may well be of pre-Roman origin, perhaps akin to Basque (h)artz ‘bear’.
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Nicknames & variations
Henri, Henrie, Henrey, Henrry, Henria, Henre, Henr, Henroy, Henrye, Henrio
Garces, Garceau, Gerke, Gorka, Garcilazo, Garcon, Garczynski, Garci, Gurka, Garcias
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