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henry
/ˈhɛnɹi/
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What does henry mean?
noun
- 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
- (slang) A turd.
- (slang) A quantity of marijuana weighing one-eighth of an ounce.
More meanings (14)
noun
- (slang) Heroin.
- Ellipsis of Henry hoover, a common brand of vacuum cleaner.
- Alternative letter-case form of HENRY (“high earner, not rich yet”)
- Acronym of high earner, not rich yet, someone with a high income who has not saved much yet.
proper noun
- A male given name from the Germanic languages, popular in England since the Middle Ages.
- A French and English surname originating as a patronymic.
- A small city in Marshall County, Illinois; named for Illinois militia officer James D. Henry.
- An unincorporated community in Ripley Township, Rush County, Indiana.
- A village in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska; named for Henry Nichols, late son of the original owner of the town site.
- A small town in Codington County, South Dakota; named for early settler J. D. Henry.
- A small town in Henry County, Tennessee.
- A number of townships, listed under Henry Township.
- A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó hInneirghe (“descendant of Inneirghe”).
- A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], an alternate anglicization of Mac Éinrí, Mac Hannraoi, Mac Annraoi (“son of Henry”) (McHenry)
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈhɛnɹi/
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In coming to a fixed determination to run away, we did more than Patrick Henry, when he resolved upon liberty or death.
“I cannot imagine Henry ever to have been happier,” continued Mary presently, “than when he had succeeded in getting your brother’s commission.”
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“Don’t be down-hearted, Master Henry,” whispered the old woman, with the unscrupulous common sense of persons in the lower rank of life.
The pathetic part of the whole business is that both she and Henry were admirably fitted to make some one else happy.
“My mistress told me to give her and Master Henry her compliments, and ask them to come over and spend the evening.”