Baby name
FADING
🇩🇰 🇩🇪 🇳🇴 Henning
/HEH · ning/
Meaning
“Home ruler”
Low German and Scandinavian form of Heinrich or Henning, from Germanic 'Heimrich' meaning home ruler; common in Denmark, Norway, and northern Germany.
Nicknames
henno · henni
Vibe
strong
How it ages.
Feels solidly mid-20th century in Scandinavia and Germany; retro but stable.
The cultural moment.
Common in Denmark and Norway from the 1940s to 1970s; declining but not extinct.