Harry: Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, & Inspiration

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Harry

Harry in Old German means "Commander," and in Old English menas "Army ruler."

- 15% this year Masculine Rare Updated: August 7, 2024 Updated: August 7, 2024

Boy name origins & meanings

• Old German : Commander
• Old English : Army ruler
• German : Ruler of the household
• German : House ruler

Boy name variations

Harold Hereld Hal Hiraldo Harild Haryld Herald Herold Heronim Heryld Harolda Harrel Harrell Heroldo Herlad Herrold Herrick Herryck Harris Harrison Harray Harrey Harri Harrie Hary Henry Henri Hawkin Hawkins Henriot Heinrich Heinz Henke Henryk Hank Henny Henderson Hawke Enrique Enrico Enzio Parry Petty

How Popular Is The Name Harry

Family name origins & meanings

• English (mainly South Wales and southwestern England) : from the medieval personal name Harry, which was the usual vernacular form of Henry, with assimilation of the consonantal cluster and regular Middle English change of -er- to -ar-.
• French : from the Germanic personal name Hariric, composed of the elements hari, heri ‘army’ + rīc ‘power(ful)’.

Famous people with this first name

Harry Connick Harry Hamlin

Famous people who gave their babies this name

Annie Potts Charles Mountbatten-Windsor - Prince of England David Letterman Diana Spencer - Princess of England John Slattery Richard Dreyfuss Stephanie Seymour Terry Gilliam

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