Meaning, origin and history of the name Hendrik

Gender Masculine

Meaning & History

Dutch and Estonian cognate of Heinrich (see Henry).

DiminutivesHein, Heintje, Henk, Hennie, Henny, Rik(Dutch) Enn(Estonian)

Other Languages & CulturesHenrik(Armenian) Endika(Basque) Enric(Catalan) Henrik(Croatian) Jindřich, Hynek, Jindra(Czech) Henrik, Henning(Danish) Harry, Henry, Hal, Hank(English) Harri, Heikki, Henri, Henrikki(Finnish) Henri, Aymeric, Enzo(French) Heiko(Frisian) Anri(Georgian) Heimirich, Heinrich, Henricus, Aimeric(Germanic) Henrik(Hungarian) Hinrik(Icelandic) Anraí, Einrí(Irish) Enrico, Arrigo, Enzo, Rico(Italian) Indriķis, Ints(Latvian) Henrikas, Herkus(Lithuanian) Henrik, Hinnerk, Hinrich, Heike, Heiko(Low German) Herry(Medieval English) Aimery, Aymeri(Medieval French) Henrik, Henning(Norwegian) Haimarīks(Old Germanic) Henryk(Polish) Henrique(Portuguese) Genrikh(Russian) Hendry(Scots) Eanraig(Scottish Gaelic) Henrich(Slovak) Henrik(Slovene) Enrique, Kike, Kiko, Quique(Spanish) Harry, Henrik, Henning(Swedish) Harri(Welsh)

Surname DescendantsHendriks, Hendrikx, Hendrix(Dutch)

Place Name DescendantEndla(Estonian)

classic mature formal upper class natural wholesome strong refined strange serious

Estonia: January 19