The story behind Hendrik
From Middle Dutch Hendric, Henric, from Old Dutch *Hēmrīk, *Heimrīk, from Proto-West Germanic *Haimarīk, from Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks. Cognates include English Henry, French Henri, German Heinrich, Danish Henrik.
Other language forms and explanations (1)
German entry
Borrowed from Dutch Hendrik, as a variant of the standard German Heinrich.
Pronunciation
Dutch: /ˈɦɛn.drɪk/
Regional pronunciation variants
- German: /ˈhɛn.drɪk/
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