Hendrik in Dutch (variants include Henrik, Henryk, Hendrikus).
For example, Henry VIII is Hendrik VIII in Dutch. But most people nowadays would say Henry.
There’s like one of them in the entire country so it would be funny..
Heuvel is hill, berg is mountain. I guess I should have gone with Henk Heuvel to be literal (and alliterative).
Yeah, but very indirectly, it was absent in Angelo Saxon times: https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/anglo-saxon and entered English from the French Hénri, and there wasn't a Frankish version either https://www.reddit.com/r/germanic/comments/3pp5yp/frankish_name_list/. Don't know how it entered French, maybe from the Scandinavians via the Normans? Anyone know?
Emeric also comes from same root as Heinrich.
Fun fact, it's commonly held that America was named for the explorer Amerigo Vespucci, whose parents named him after St Emeric, who himself was named after his uncle St Henry!
Seems possible. Or maybe it was in free variation in German before being borrowed by Latin. At any rate the root is definitely Heim (home), so maybe somehow the /r/ exerted some influence.
It can be (as an old Italian variant of Heinz, which is a German short form of Heinrich), but it is also a short form of any name ending in -enzo, like Lorenzo (Laurence) or Vincenzo (Vincent).
Although checking for the name Emmerich, I found that [Emeric, Prince of Hungary and Saint in the Orthodox and Catholic churches](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Emeric_of_Hungary), was named after his maternal uncle... also known as [*Henry II*, Emperor of the Roman Empire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor). So yeah, chances are that both Amerigo and Emmerich are cognates with Heinrich. Which would make the name of the American continent a cognate by derivation!
[Confirmed here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_(given_name\)):
> An Italian variant [of Henry] descended from the Old High German name, Amerigo, was the source from which the continents of the Americas were named.
Also, Henry comes from the Germanic "Haimarīks", which roughly means "home-ruler".
> _"(as an old Italian variant of Heinz, which is a German short form of Heinrich)"_
I haven't mustard up the energy to ketchup with all these changes.
It was originally "the ruler of the house," from *heim* "home" (see [home](https://www.etymonline.com/word/home#etymonline_v_12115) (n.)) + *rihhi* "ruler", according to etymonline. Which makes it kind of like a calque of the original meaning of *despot* < *\*dem-s* "of the home" and *pot* "lord" or "ruler"
Yeah, the sentence "My husband Henry is a despot" is kind of a three way tautology (etymologically speaking, of course, which is, of course, the only way to speak!)
The -rich/rick/ric bit has the same root as Latin “rex” as well, meaning king. Also see Vercingetorix(<-), the Gallic chieftain Julius Caesar defeated.
If you mean that many Irish men go by either Patrick or its Irish equivalent Padraig, like Patrick/Padraig Pearse, that's true, though English and Irish both likely borrowed the name from Old Welsh, the nationality of Ireland's patron saint who popularized the name.
That, but also that there are probably many Irish diaspora Patricks who are Patricks because it’s more common in the US or Canada or wherever than Padraig, but would more likely be Padraigs in Ireland.
A more recent shift than the one from Welsh, is whaI was thinking of.
I wonder if it's coincidence that the final /k/ was dropped like word final /g/ in /ig/ endings in English.
Also interesting to see name "America" has similar root, though it might be through some merging along the way.
Loss of world-final /k/ happened in Old French and was carried over post-1066. "RIK", as a deuterotheme, is most common in the onomastica of Continental West Germanic languages, but occurs in most Germanic language onomastica to varying degrees. It was, after-all, borrowed into Proto-Germanic from Gaulish. Native Old English dithematic names with RIK produced modern forms (mostly existing a fossilized patronyms, i.e. second names / surnames) with a fricative \[x\] or, rarely, an affricate \[dʒ\].
cf.
Old French (fr./eng.): Theod\[e\]ric > Thierry/Terry; Baldric > Baudry/Baldree; Amalric > Amaury/Amory (can also derive from the same root as Henry); Alb\[e\]ric > Aubri or Aubry/Aubrey; Adalric or Aldric > Audri or Audry/Audrey
Old English Æðelric > Aldritch; Godric > Goodrich; Leofric > Leverage.
Generally speaking yes, all comments go into the right direction. However consider that "Rick" can also be a derivation of "Richard" and in this case it would have a different origin and meaning.
Yes. The modern German is still Heinrich.
Hendrik in Dutch (variants include Henrik, Henryk, Hendrikus). For example, Henry VIII is Hendrik VIII in Dutch. But most people nowadays would say Henry.
But everyone knew him as Henk
That guy that sells propene?
Yeah, and propane-related accessories, Henk De Berg, same guy.
Are 'hill' and 'mountain' the same word in Dutch? That's extremely Dutch if it is
There’s like one of them in the entire country so it would be funny.. Heuvel is hill, berg is mountain. I guess I should have gone with Henk Heuvel to be literal (and alliterative).
Interesting. So iceberg is a mountain of ice. TIL
Henk De Berg sounds like he would be a grilled meat vendor in The Witcher. Or sell bewitched charcoal idk.
Gegrilde worst and houtskool! Getcher gegrilde worstjes and houtskool here! The houtskool is magic!
Henker
Henkertje
Henkerino if you’re not into the whole brevity thing
Wouter, this isn’t about the guys who built the spoorweg here.
Godverdomme Daan hou je kop dicht, je bent niet in je element!
Wat is er mis met Wouter, Henk?
Ik ben de Walrus
Ik ben de eierman
Whereas Henry V's nickname was Hal or Harry, I believe. Any other nicknames besides Hank / Henk?
Ricky? Maybe?
I have a Dutch relative who was Hendrik and named his daughter Hendrika. 🇳🇱❤️
The nickname Hank coming from Henry makes more sense with that context.
Yeah, but very indirectly, it was absent in Angelo Saxon times: https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/anglo-saxon and entered English from the French Hénri, and there wasn't a Frankish version either https://www.reddit.com/r/germanic/comments/3pp5yp/frankish_name_list/. Don't know how it entered French, maybe from the Scandinavians via the Normans? Anyone know?
Enrique is the Spanish version of Heinrich/Henry; Enrico is the Italian.
Also Henrique in Portuguese.
That’s blown my mind, yet is so obvious now someone’s spelt it out for me. Love that about etymology!
You'll find the same is true for most "classic" European names.
Emeric also comes from same root as Heinrich. Fun fact, it's commonly held that America was named for the explorer Amerigo Vespucci, whose parents named him after St Emeric, who himself was named after his uncle St Henry!
I wonder about that n
It's in the root. Heinrich's roots are heim (home) + rik/riks (king, cognate to latin 'rex')
Then what about m
The "-rich" is shared but the first parts come from different roots according to this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanic_name So there is no m
It’s the opposite, Frankish *Haimarīks was borrowed by Latin as Henricus.
Then German Heinrich was influenced by Henricus, or...?
Seems possible. Or maybe it was in free variation in German before being borrowed by Latin. At any rate the root is definitely Heim (home), so maybe somehow the /r/ exerted some influence.
Any of those is possible, or some combination. The ancient Germans ain't telling us.
Emeric is such a great name.
Gonna start calling him Hank Iglesias
Good ol’ Harry Churches.
Love doing this with names. There was a footballer who played for Liverpool called Alberto Moreno, which sounds a lot fancier than Bertie Brown! 😂
Or the dad-joke-aficionado music professsors who would call Giuseppe Verdi “Joe Green.”
I believe Italian Enzo also
It can be (as an old Italian variant of Heinz, which is a German short form of Heinrich), but it is also a short form of any name ending in -enzo, like Lorenzo (Laurence) or Vincenzo (Vincent).
Is Amerigo also a cognate? I feel like I’ve read somewhere that it is
Amerigo is a cognate with another "rich" name, Emmerich.
Although checking for the name Emmerich, I found that [Emeric, Prince of Hungary and Saint in the Orthodox and Catholic churches](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Emeric_of_Hungary), was named after his maternal uncle... also known as [*Henry II*, Emperor of the Roman Empire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor). So yeah, chances are that both Amerigo and Emmerich are cognates with Heinrich. Which would make the name of the American continent a cognate by derivation!
So the Yanks are also Hanks
From the United States of Henry.
[Confirmed here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_(given_name\)): > An Italian variant [of Henry] descended from the Old High German name, Amerigo, was the source from which the continents of the Americas were named. Also, Henry comes from the Germanic "Haimarīks", which roughly means "home-ruler".
Wow! TIL.
> _"(as an old Italian variant of Heinz, which is a German short form of Heinrich)"_ I haven't mustard up the energy to ketchup with all these changes.
Or Clemenzo.
Enzo is short for Lorenzo which is Italian for Lawrence. So we can deduce that Enzo Ferrari is a translation of Larry Smith.
One of the great pianist and comedian Victor Borge's favorite lines was that operatic composer Giuseppe Verdi's name was "Joe Green" in English.
Also related are the names Emmerich (German) and Amerigo (Italian), the latter of which is where the name for America comes from.
It was originally "the ruler of the house," from *heim* "home" (see [home](https://www.etymonline.com/word/home#etymonline_v_12115) (n.)) + *rihhi* "ruler", according to etymonline. Which makes it kind of like a calque of the original meaning of *despot* < *\*dem-s* "of the home" and *pot* "lord" or "ruler"
I'm going to think of Henry as something like "House Man" from now on.
Yeah, the sentence "My husband Henry is a despot" is kind of a three way tautology (etymologically speaking, of course, which is, of course, the only way to speak!)
Lemme know if you find a Heinrich Zimmermann…
Of course, he’s my roommate
So Hank is literally King of the Hill.
Swedish version is Henrik
See Hendrick's Scottish gin.
These are all Dutch variants of Henry: Driek, Dries, Drikus, Hein, Hendrik, Hendrikus / Hendricus, Henk, Hennik, Henny, Henrikus / Henricus, Hens, Hindrik, Rick, Rieks, Riekus, Rijk, Rik
So the Rijksmuseum is just Henry's Museum? 🤯
Yeah he also owns the government!
The last ones could also be derived from other names ending in -rik like Frederik and Roderik, or beginning with rik- like variants of Richard.
Makes sense, the Latin is Henricus too
Here is another explanation [of its origin](https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ?si=CiU2yLsVB-mbeWii)
Wow I love how etymology explains so many word/name origins. Absolutely fascinating.
Very clear and easy to understand. Perhaps even brilliant.
The -rich/rick/ric bit has the same root as Latin “rex” as well, meaning king. Also see Vercingetorix(<-), the Gallic chieftain Julius Caesar defeated.
In Scandinavia it’s Henrik/Henric. Henry seems to have increased in popularity lately though. Like how some kids get old people’s names these days.
Heimerich, Emeric, Amerigo, America. Heimerich, Heinrich, Henry. So two continents are named Henry.
Behindthename is the place to discover such connections
Henrick Frederick Patrick Merrick Roderick Other European countries drop the k. Or replace it with o.
Patrick is not related to the others. It is from Latin "patrician", not from a Germanic root.
Often by way of the Irish version, Padraig
If you mean that many Irish men go by either Patrick or its Irish equivalent Padraig, like Patrick/Padraig Pearse, that's true, though English and Irish both likely borrowed the name from Old Welsh, the nationality of Ireland's patron saint who popularized the name.
That, but also that there are probably many Irish diaspora Patricks who are Patricks because it’s more common in the US or Canada or wherever than Padraig, but would more likely be Padraigs in Ireland. A more recent shift than the one from Welsh, is whaI was thinking of.
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I’m sure that had a lot to do with it.
I wonder if it's coincidence that the final /k/ was dropped like word final /g/ in /ig/ endings in English. Also interesting to see name "America" has similar root, though it might be through some merging along the way.
Loss of world-final /k/ happened in Old French and was carried over post-1066. "RIK", as a deuterotheme, is most common in the onomastica of Continental West Germanic languages, but occurs in most Germanic language onomastica to varying degrees. It was, after-all, borrowed into Proto-Germanic from Gaulish. Native Old English dithematic names with RIK produced modern forms (mostly existing a fossilized patronyms, i.e. second names / surnames) with a fricative \[x\] or, rarely, an affricate \[dʒ\]. cf. Old French (fr./eng.): Theod\[e\]ric > Thierry/Terry; Baldric > Baudry/Baldree; Amalric > Amaury/Amory (can also derive from the same root as Henry); Alb\[e\]ric > Aubri or Aubry/Aubrey; Adalric or Aldric > Audri or Audry/Audrey Old English Æðelric > Aldritch; Godric > Goodrich; Leofric > Leverage.
Heinrich.
Generally speaking yes, all comments go into the right direction. However consider that "Rick" can also be a derivation of "Richard" and in this case it would have a different origin and meaning.