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henry¹

Where it comes from

Named after American scientist Joseph Henry (1797–1878).

noun henries · henrys

  1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical inductance; the inductance induced in a circuit by a rate of change of current of one ampere per second and a resulting electromotive force of one volt. Symbol: H

henry²

Where it comes from

Rhyming slang, from Henry the Third.

noun henries

  1. UK, slang A turd.

henry³

Where it comes from

From Henry the Eighth.

noun henries

  1. UK, slang A quantity of marijuana weighing one-eighth of an ounce.

    Similar: eighth

henry⁴

Where it comes from

Initial letter.

noun

  1. slang, uncountable Heroin.

    Similar: Big H, boy, brown sugar, brown, bujj, diacetylmorphine, diamorphine, dog food, dope, dugee, henry, heroin

Henry⁵

  • /ˈhɛn.ɹi/
  • [ˈhɛn.ɹʷɪi̯]
  • /ˈhɪn.ɹi/ pin pen merger
  • [ˈhɪ̟n.ɹʷɪi̯] pin pen merger

Rhymes with -ɛnɹi

Where it comes from

From Middle English Henry, from Old French (and Anglo-Norman) Henri, from Frankish *Haimrik, from Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks. Cognate with German Heinrich, Dutch Hendrik, Estonian Hendrik, and Old Norse Heimríkr (Danish Henrik).

proper noun Henrys · Henries · Henri · Henrie

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, popular in England since the Middle Ages. And now I feare that fatall Prophecie, / Which in the time of Henry, nam'd the Fift, / Was in the mouth of euery ſucking Babe, / That Henry borne at Monmouth ſhould winne all, / And Henry borne at Windſor, looſe all: […]
  2. A French and English surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. A small city in Marshall County, Illinois; named for Illinois militia officer James D. Henry.
  4. An unincorporated community in Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana.
  5. A village in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska; named for Henry Nichols, late son of the original owner of the town site.
  6. A small town in Codington County, South Dakota; named for early settler J. D. Henry.
  7. A small town in Henry County, Tennessee.
  8. A number of townships, listed under Henry Township.

noun Henries

  1. UK, abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Henry hoover, a common brand of vacuum cleaner. Grab the Henry and give it a once over, would you?

Henry⁶

  • /ˈhɛn.ɹi/
  • [ˈhɛn.ɹʷɪi̯]
  • /ˈhɪn.ɹi/ pin pen merger
  • [ˈhɪ̟n.ɹʷɪi̯] pin pen merger

Rhymes with -ɛnɹi

proper noun Henery · Hendry

  1. A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó hInneirghe (“descendant of Inneirghe”).
  2. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], an alternate anglicization of Mac Éinrí, Mac Hannraoi, Mac Annraoi (“son of Henry”) (McHenry)

Henry⁷

  • /ˈhɛn.ɹi/
  • [ˈhɛn.ɹʷɪi̯]
  • /ˈhɪn.ɹi/ pin pen merger
  • [ˈhɪ̟n.ɹʷɪi̯] pin pen merger

Rhymes with -ɛnɹi

noun Henries

  1. Alternative letter-case form of HENRY (“high earner, not rich yet”) Still, understandably the Henries among us would like the lifestyle that goes with it. There are many reasons why one might want to look successful.

HENRY⁸

noun HENRYs · Henry

  1. abbreviation, acronym Acronym of high earner, not rich yet, someone with a high income who has not saved much yet.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: h, joseph henry, inductance, inductor, ying, ouch, barrette, marcel, harry, flor, abigail, martini, yue, hen, gregg, hendrick

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noun SI unit for electrical inductance

Españolhenrio
한국어헨리 henni
日本語ヘンリー henrī
中文亨利 hēnglì, 亨 hēng
Portuguêshenry
Françaishenry
DeutschHenry
Русскийге́нри génri

name given name

EspañolEnrique, Henrio
한국어헨리 helli
日本語ヘンリー Henrī
中文亨利 Hēnglì
हिन्दीहेनरी henrī
PortuguêsHenrique
FrançaisHenri
DeutschHeinrich, Heinz
ItalianoEnrico
ΕλληνικάΕρρίκος Erríkos, Ενρίκος Enríkos, Χένρυ Chénry, Χένρι Chénri
РусскийГе́нрих Génrix, Ге́нри Génri, Хе́нри Xénri
العربيةهِنْرِي hinrī
עבריתהנרי henri

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@misc{henry_2026,
  title = {henry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/henry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}