Henrik is a male

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

of Germanic origin, primarily used in

Scandinavia Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion#Europe, subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, ...

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

and

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

. In

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

, the name is spelt Henryk but pronounced similarly. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Heiki (Estonian), Heikki (Finnish), Henryk (Polish), Hendrik (Dutch), Heinrich (German),

Enrico Enrico is both an Italian masculine given name and a surname, Enrico means homeowner, or king, derived from ''Heinrich'' of Germanic origin. It is also a given name in Ladino. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Henri ( French), Enr ...

(Italian), Henri (French),

Enrique Enrique () is the Spanish language, Spanish variant of the given name Heinrich (given name), Heinrich of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (given name), Henry (English), Enric (Catalan), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Swedish, D ...

(Spanish) and Henrique (Portuguese). It means 'Ruler of the home' or 'Lord of the house'.Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Henry
/ref> People named Henrik include: * Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark (1934–2018) *

Prince Henrik of Denmark Prince Henrik of Denmark (; born Henri Marie Jean André de Laborde de Monpezat; 11 June 1934 – 13 February 2018) was the husband of Margrethe II of Denmark. He served as her royal consort from Margrethe's accession on 14 January 1972 un ...

(born 2009) * Henrik Agerbeck (born 1956), Danish footballer * Henrik Andersson (badminton) (born 1977), Swedish player * Henrik Christiansen (disambiguation) *

Henrik Dagård Olof Henrik Dagård (born 7 August 1969 in Halmstad) is a retired Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primari ...

(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 Henrik Frederiksen (born 1943/1944) is a Danish businessman and vintage car collector. Frederiksen has been called "one of Denmark's wealthiest men". Frederiksen grew up in Virum and began his career as a student in Matas. As a 27-year-old, h ...

(born 1943/44), Danish businessman and car collector *

Henrik Freischlader Henrik Freischlader (born 3 November 1982) is a German blues guitarist, singer-songwriter, producer, and autodidactic multi-instrumentalist from Wuppertal, Germany. Henrik Freischlader has been the supporting act for Joe Bonamassa, B.B. King, ...

(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) Henrik Hansen may refer to: *Henrik Hansen (wrestler) (1920-2010), Danish Olympic wrestler * Henrik Hansen (cricketer) (born 1977), Danish cricketer * Henrik Hansen (footballer) (born 1979), Danish professional football midfielder *Henrik Toft Han ...

* Henrik Holm (disambiguation) *

Henrik Horn Henrik Horn (''Henrik Horn af Marienborg'') (22 May 1618 – 22 February 1693) was a Swedish Nobleman (''friherre''), Admiral and member of the Privy Council of Sweden. Biography Henrik Horn was born at Stade in the Prince-Archbishopric of Bre ...

(1618–1693), Swedish nobleman, field marshal, and admiral *

Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential playw ...

(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) * Henrik Jørgensen (disambiguation) * 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) * Henrik Nilsson (disambiguation) * 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

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