Baby name

RISING BOY · OLD GERMANIC-FRENCH
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Henri

/ahn · REE/


“Home ruler”

French and Finnish form of Henry, from Germanic 'Heimrich' meaning home ruler; Henri Matisse and Henri Cartier-Bresson gave the name French artistic prestige.

henry · hank

gentle

How it ages.

Elegant and effortlessly cool; currently rising in France and increasingly in the US.

The cultural moment.

Rising in France since 2015; also gaining traction in the US as a French-inflected Henry alternative.