Given name
Henrike
“the ruler of the house”
In German use, Henrike is a feminine form of Heinrich. In German use, Heinrich carries the interpretation “the ruler of the house.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Henrike is a feminine form of Heinrich. In German use, Heinrich carries the interpretation “the ruler of the house.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In German use, Henrike is used as a feminine counterpart of Heinrich.
Henrike’s family of names
Henrike has an affectionate form in Heike. Henrike is a feminine form of Heinrich. In Basque usage, Henrike has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Henryk.
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Henrike has relatives in 3 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
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