Given name & surname
Hendrie
“the son of Henry”·“home”·“power”
Hendrie is a variant of Henderson. One Scottish interpretation is “the son of Henry.” In English use, Hendrie has a related form in Henry. Henry combines “home” with “power” or “ruler,” giving the sense “ruler of the home.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hendrie is a variant of Henderson. One Scottish interpretation is “the son of Henry.” In English use, Hendrie has a related form in Henry. Henry combines “home” with “power” or “ruler,” giving the sense “ruler of the home.”
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Where it comes from
Hendrie is a variant of Henderson. An origin associated with Henderson is Scottish. In English use, Hendrie has a related form in Henry. Henry is an English form of a Continental Germanic name introduced to Britain by the Normans.
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How it developed
In English use, Hendrie has a related form in Henry. The shared background comes through Henry: Henry’s Germanic elements are haim and ric. In England, Henry became the standard everyday form over Harry in the seventeenth century, influenced by Latin Henricus and French Henri.
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The story
In English use, Hendrie has a related form in Henry. The history of Henry gives this family its wider story. Henry was borne by eight kings of England, and related forms were used by rulers elsewhere in Europe. That repeated royal use helped give the name a lasting place in several naming traditions.
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Hendrie’s family of names
In English usage, Hendrie has a related form in Henry. Hendrie has a related form in Henderson.
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