Enrique
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Germanic(German) |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Henry, Harry |
Enrique (Spanish pronunciation: [enˈrike]) is the Spanish variant of Heinrich of Germanic origin.[1] As a given name, it ranked 298 out of 1219 for males of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Swedish, Danish and Norwegian), Henri (French), and Henrique (Portuguese). Common nicknames of Enrique are Kiki, Kiko, Kike or Quique (also spelled Kiké) and Enriqueto or "Enriquito" (meaning "Little Enrique").
Enrique is also a surname and, as a surname, it ranked 32067 out of 88799 for people of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census. A variant surname is Enriquez (Son of Enrique)
People with given name
- Enrique of Malacca, slave who may have been the first person to travel around the world
- Enrique Aguirre, athlete
- Enrique Álvarez Félix (1934–1996), Mexican actor
- Enrique Bolaños Geyer, former President of Nicaragua (2002–2007)
- Enrique Bunbury, Spanish singer and band member of Heroes Del Silencio
- Enrique Campos, Venezuelan road bicycle racer
- Enrique Castillo, American actor
- Enrique Escalante, Puerto Rican volleyball player
- Enrique de la Fuente, Spanish volleyball player
- Enrique Gil, Filipino actor
- Enrique Granados, Spanish pianist and classical composer
- Enrique Hermitte (1871–1955), Argentine geologist
- Enrique Iglesias, Spanish singer
- Enrique Iglesias (album), his 1995 album
- Enrique (album), his 1999 album
- Enrique Fernando Ortiz Moruno, Spanish football player
- Enrique Martin Morales, Puerto Rican singer better known as Ricky Martin
- Enrique Jardiel Poncela, Spanish playwright
- José Enrique, Spanish football player
- Enrique Sabari, Cuban weightlifter
- Enrique Santamarina, Argentine politician
- Enrique Fuentes Quintana, Spanish politician and economist
- Quique González, Spanish singer-songwriter
- Quique Sánchez Flores, Spanish football coach
- Enrique Murciano, Cuban-American actor (Without A Trace)
- Jorge Enrique Adoum (1926–2009), Ecuadorian writer
- Enrique Vera Ibáñez (born 1954), Mexican/Swedish former race walker
- Enrique Vicente Hernández (born 1945), Spanish football player
- Enrique Hernández (baseball)
References
- ^ "View Name: Enrique". behindthename.com. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
See also
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