Hendrik

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch Hendric, Henric, from Old Dutch *Hēmrīk, *Heimrīk, from Proto-West Germanic *Haimarīk, from Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks. Cognates include English Henry, French Henri, German Heinrich, Danish Henrik.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛn.drɪk/
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  • Hyphenation: Hen‧drik

Proper noun

Hendrik m

  1. a male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Henry
    • 2014, Hendrik Groen, Pogingen iets van het leven te maken, Meulenhoff Boekerij B.V., →ISBN:
      Altijd kies ik voor de veilige weg. Mijn specialiteit: het sparen van kool én geit. Mijn ouders hadden een vooruitziende blik toen ze mij Hendrik noemden: veel braver zul je ze niet snel tegenkomen. 'Kent gij Hendrik niet, die altijd zoo beleefd zijnen hoed afneemt als hij voorbij gaat?' Dat ben ik.
      I always choose the safe option. My specialty: saving both the cabbage and the goat. My parents were prescient when they named me Hendrik: you won't find many as well-behaved. "Don't you know Hendrik, who always so politely takes off his hat in passing?" That's me.

Derived terms

References

  • J. van der Schaar, Doreen Gerritsen (2010) “Hendrik”, in Gerrit Bloothooft, editor, Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute

Estonian

Etymology

Cognates include English Henry, French Henri, German Heinrich. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hendrik

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Henry

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Hendrik, as a variant of the standard German Heinrich.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hendrik

  1. a male given name from Dutch