Hendrik

home ruler

GenderBoyOriginDutchSay itHEN-drikPopularityUncommon
Pronounced HEN-drik

About the name Hendrik

Hendrik is the formal Dutch version of Henry, dignified and full of old-world gravitas. It has a strong, statesmanlike presence perfect for a full birth-certificate name.

A Hendrik is composed and dutiful, someone others naturally look up to.

Fun fact

Hendrik Lorentz, the Nobel Prize–winning physicist behind the Lorentz transformation, carried this classic Dutch name.

Nicknames for Hendrik

HenkRikHein

Variations

HenkHendrickHeinRik

Famous people named Hendrik

  • Hendrik Lorentz (physicist)

Sibling name ideas

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Themes

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