Given name & surname · also English
Harri
“the ruler of an army”·“home”·“power”
Harri is a masculine given name from English, ultimately from Swedish. It is used in German, Finnish, Welsh, Azerbaijani, and 1 other language.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Harri is a romanization of Harry. In English use, Harry is a diminutive of Harold. One Scandinavian interpretation is “the ruler of an army.” In English use, Harry is a diminutive of Henry. Henry combines “home” with “power” or “ruler,” giving the sense “ruler of the home.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Harri comes from English, and ultimately from Swedish.
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How it developed
In Finnish usage, Harri is a diminutive of Harald. In German usage, Harri developed from Harry.
Harri’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Harri is a diminutive of Harald. In Welsh usage, Harri shares a linguistic root with the English form Henry. Harri has a related form in Harry.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Harri has relatives in 8 languages. Lines run from its Swedish roots to each of them.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Harri
- Harri HolkeriPrime minister of Finland from 1987 to 19911937–2011
- Harri RovanperäFinnish racecar driverborn 1966
- Harri LarvaFinnish middle distance runner (1906–1980)
- Harri HeliövaaraFinnish tennis player (born 1989)
- Harri OlliFinnish ski jumperborn 1985
- Harri KirvesniemiFinnish cross-country skierborn 1958
- Harri SäteriFinnish ice hockey goaltenderborn 1989
- Harri KoskelaOlympic wrestlerborn 1965
- Harri StojkaAustrian musicianborn 1957
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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