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This article is about the name itself. For other uses, see Harry (disambiguation).
Harry
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameMedieval English form of Henry (name)
Other names
Related namesHenry, Harold, Harris, Harrison, Harriete, Haris (Greek), Charis (Greek), Harilaos (Greek), Charilaos (Greek),Häräy, Gäräy (Tatar) Haruomi (Japanese), Hari (Hindi)

Harry is a male given name, the Middle English form of Henry.[1] It is also sometimes used as a diminutive form of Harold. In some cases, male speakers of Badaga who have the given name "Ari" and have been converted to Christianity are known to have changed their given name to "Harry".[2]

Etymology

The name 'Harry' may originate from Greek name: Haris (χάρις), which means 'virtue'.

People

Harry can refer to:

Fictional characters

References

  1. ^ "Harry". Behind the Name. 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
  2. ^ Hockings, Paul (1992), Werner Winter and Richard A. Rhodes (ed.), A Badaga-English Dictionary, Trends in Linguistics: Documentation, vol. 8, Berlin, Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, p. 47, ISBN 978-3-11-012677-8, OCLC 25963917, retrieved 13 Dec 2011 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

See also

All pages beginning with "Harry"

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