Harry

See also: harry

English

Etymology

Medieval English spoken form of Old French Henri.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Harry

  1. A male given name, also used as a pet form of Henry and Harold.
    • c. 1596–1599, William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, 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, [Act V, scene v]:
      Yet weep that Harry's dead, and so will I; / But Harry lives that shall convert those tears / By number into hours of happiness.
    • 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. The man is free again, turned out of song and sonnet and romance, and young ladies' hearts. Shakspeare understood this well, when he wrote of prince Hal and Harry Hotspur. To have called them Henry would have spoiled both characters.
    • 2010, Elly Griffiths, The Janus Stone, in Ruth Galloway: The Early Cases: A Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries Collection, Hachette UK →ISBN
      'I suppose you think I should call him Harry,' says Ruth.
      'Harry? No. Ever since Harry bloody Potter that's been a nightmare. […]
  2. (rare compared to given name) A patronymic surname​.

Translations

Danish

Proper noun

Harry

  1. A male given name borrowed from English.

German

Pronunciation
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Proper noun

Harry

  1. A male given name borrowed from English.

Norwegian

Proper noun

Harry

  1. A male given name borrowed from English.

Portuguese

Proper noun

Harry m

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Harry

Swedish

Proper noun

Harry c (genitive Harrys)

  1. A male given name borrowed from English.
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