Name profile
Harry
masculine
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Check it with a full name ↓Middle English familiar/vernacular form of Henry, itself from Germanic elements meaning roughly 'home' + 'ruler.'
Why it works
- English speakers will almost certainly pronounce it correctly on the first try
- spelling is short and predictable — rarely needs repeating
Popularity
Uncommon — #775 in the latest U.S. ranking.
Meaning and origin
Harry means Inherited from Henry, whose Germanic elements are usually glossed as 'home' (haim-/heim) + 'ruler/power' (-ric), i.e. 'home ruler.'.
Documented origin: Middle English familiar/vernacular form of Henry, itself from Germanic elements meaning roughly 'home' + 'ruler.'
How it travels
English and Turkish are shown by default; German is included when it adds a meaningfully different reading.
Spelling stability: high — based on letter-pattern analysis, not a documented linguistic fact.
Also documented
en-US: /ˈhær.i/
en-GB: /ˈhɛr.i/
Popularity without panic
Uncommon — #775 in the latest U.S. ranking.
Still uncommon, but no longer unfamiliar.
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