Given name

Hendrike

Hendrike is a given name from Old Norse. It is used in German.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Hendrike comes from Old Norse.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Hendrike’s family of names

In German usage, Hendrike has a diminutive in Henny. In German usage, Hendrike has a conventional equivalent in the English form Harriett. In German usage, Hendrike has a conventional equivalent in the French form Henriette.

Walk Hendrike’s family in the name graph

HendrikeHennyRikeHarriettHenrietteHendrikaHaike

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Hendrike has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.

GermanOld Norse

6 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 4

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

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Old Norse

Herþrúður

Herþrúður is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic.

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>99% girls

Germanic

Hervör

Hervör is a feminine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Icelandic.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Old Norse

Hungate

“hound”

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Old Norse · Nature

Hegseth

“bird cherry tree” · “residence; pasture”

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Old Norse

Herborg

“army”

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>99% girls

Old Norse

Fosdyke

Fosdyke is a surname from Old Norse.

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Old Norse

Herronen

Herronen is a surname, possibly from Old Norse. It is used in Finnish.

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Sibling ideas

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