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I would say Henry.

Henry

Henry

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If you are pronouncing it like Henry, why not just spell it as that?

Henry ...

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Henri living in a culture which speaks English just looks odd, IMO. Don't get me wrong, I adore Henri. In many ways, I prefer it to Henry. I just don't care for it pronounced Henry.

Henry, for sure.

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If you don't want awn-REE, there's no point in spelling it Henri. The French pronunciation is well known and accepted, even in English-speaking countries. Spelling it Henri and pronouncing it HEN-ree is just asking for a hassle.

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Henry

Henry.

Henry. I see no need for Henri if it's not going to be pronounced the French way. It doesn't even look as nice as Henry.

Henry+

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Depends on where you live, I suppose. But in an English-speaking area, using Henri would lead to a lifetime of mispronounciations and tiresome questions.

I would use Henry if you're pronouncing it HEN-ree. I think it would just make things confusing if you use the French spelling with the English pronunciation.

Henry, but...

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...I have a sweet little cousin called Henri (used for ethnic reasons, not as a 'yookeek' spelling). Despite that I just prefer Henry.

Stick with Henry - it's traditional and it should stay like that. If it were spelt Henri people would use pronounce it the French way and it would all get very confusing. Henry. Good ol' English!

Henry, because I speak English, not French. I think Henri is pretty dumb if you're just going to be saying it like Henry. I would always pronounce Henri the French way. What's the matter with Henry?

henry

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consider the rash of feminine forms of traditionally masculine names that end in -i (ricki, bobbi, etc.) if you want a name that exudes more strength, henry is probably the better choice. if you want a name with i's that can be dotted as hearts as needed, choose henri.
personally, this unusual spelling and pronunciation combination of henri aren't to my tastes. i don't like the strong gallic pronunciation henri, either.
stick to henry unless you're of french extraction or strong francophilic bent.

Henry.

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:)

Henry.

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Henri pronounced as "Hen-ree" just doesn't seem right.

Definitely Henry if that's the pronunciation you'll use. There's less than no point in using a French spelling which is familiar all over the world and then muddying the waters by using the English pronunciation.

Sorry, but pronouncing Henri like Henry would be totally ridiculous.

Even though the names are pretty much the same thing when I look at the different spellings they always have the separate pronounciations so if I saw Henri I'd immediately say "on-ree" but I have worked and live near French speaking folks where Henri is fairly common.
If I met someone with the Henri spelling and it was pronounced like Henry I would probably assume that his parents did't understand the difference in the pronunciations or they were trying to be trendy by using what they thought was a kr8tive spelling of the name. I'd also feel a bit sorry for a boy who had to always correct people on the spelling / pronunciation.
If it's being used as a middle name then it probably doesn't matter how you want to spell it.
I don't mean to be harsh but I think most people would pronounce the spellings differently.

Henry, especially if you plan to pronounce the name as HEN-ree anyway.

I prefer Henry. Henri just doesn't look right if you're going to pronounce it in the English form.