Henrik is a male given name of Germanic origin, primarily used in Scandinavia, Finland, Estonia, Hungary and Slovenia.[2] In Poland, the name is spelt Henryk but pronounced similarly. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Heiki (Estonian), Heikki (Finnish), Henryk (Polish), Hendrik (Dutch and Estonian), Heinrich (German), Enrico (Italian), Henri (French), Enrique (Spanish) and Henrique (Portuguese). It means 'Ruler of the home' or 'Lord of the house'.[3]
Notable people named Henrik include:
Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark (1934–2018)
Prince Henrik of Denmark (born 2009)
Henrik Agerbeck (born 1956), Danish footballer
Henrik Andersson (badminton) (born 1977), Swedish player
Henrik Christiansen (disambiguation)
Henrik Dagård (born 1969), Swedish decathlete
Henrik Dam (1895–1976), Danish biochemist, physiologist and Nobel laureate
Henrik Dettmann (born 1958), Finnish basketball coach
Henrik Otto Donner (1939–2013), Finnish composer and musician
Henrik Fisker (born 1963), Danish automobile designer and entrepreneur
Henrik Frederiksen (born 1943/44), Danish businessman and car collector
Henrik Freischlader (born 1982), German blues musician
Henrik Grönvold (1858–1940), Danish naturalist and artist
Henrik Gyllenram, Swedish military leader and politician
Henrik Hagtvedt (born 1971), Norwegian visual artist
Henrik Hansen (disambiguation), several people
Henrik Holm (disambiguation), several people
Henrik Horn (1618–1693), Swedish nobleman, field marshal, and admiral
Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906), Norwegian playwright
Henrik Ingebrigtsen (born 1991), Norwegian middle-distance runner
Henrik Jæger (1854–1895), Norwegian literary historian, literary critic and playwright
Henrik Jensen (disambiguation), several people
Henrik Jørgensen (disambiguation), several people
Henrik Kalmet (born 1986), Estonian actor
Henrik Kreüger (1882–1953), Swedish engineer
Henrik Nikolai Krøyer (1799–1870), Danish zoologist
Henrik Lange (1908–2000), Swedish lieutenant general
Henrik Larsen (born 1966), Danish football manager, coach and player
Henrik Sass Larsen (born 1966), Danish politician
Henrik Larsson (born 1971), Swedish football coach and player
Henrik Lund (academic) (born 1960), Danish engineer and professor
Henrik Lund (painter) (1879–1935), Norwegian painter and graphic artist
Henrik Lundqvist (born 1982), Swedish ice hockey player
Henrik Malyan (1925–1988), Armenian film director and writer
Henrik Nádler (1901–1944), Hungarian international footballer
Henrik Nielsen (disambiguation), several people
Henrik Nilsson (disambiguation), several people
Henrik Ojamaa, Estonian football player
Henrik Olrik (1830–1890), Danish painter, sculptor and applied artist
Henrik Pürg (born 1996), Estonian footballer
Henrik Ripa (1968–2020), Swedish politician
Henrik Schück (1855–1947), Swedish literary historian, professor and author
Henrik Sedin (born 1980), Swedish ice hockey player
Henrik Shipstead (1881–1960), American politician, US Senator from Minnesota
Henrik Sørensen (1882–1962), Norwegian painter
Henrik Stenson (born 1976), Swedish golfer
Henrik Sundström (born 1964), Swedish tennis player
Henrik Wergeland (1808–1845), Norwegian writer, poet, playwright, polemicist, historian and linguist
Henrik Wigström (1862–1923), Fabergé workmaster, one of two responsible for almost all the Fabergé imperial Easter eggs
Henrik Zetterberg (born 1980), Swedish ice hockey player
^ Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn (1979)
^Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Henrik
^Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Henry
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Prince Henrik of Denmark (Danish pronunciation: [ˈhenˀʁek]; born Henri Marie Jean André de Laborde de Monpezat; 11 June 1934 – 13 February 2018) was the...
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