Meaning and background
The story behind Henri
Henri is the French form of Heinrich, the Germanic name also represented in English by Henry. Finnish speakers use the same spelling, but Behind the Name gives a different native pronunciation for each language. The French form is associated with figures such as painter Henri Matisse. Its original Germanic background relates to home and rule; that historical analysis should not be mistaken for a modern French word definition.
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About Henri
Recorded as a dog’s name
Henri appears in 17 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/hɛnɹi/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Other dictionary readings and notation
/hɛnɹi/ · primary stress on syllable 1HH EH1 N R IY0
/ɔɹi/ · primary stress on syllable 2AO2 R IY1
/ɑnɹi/ · primary stress on syllable 2AA2 N R IY1
These are US dictionary readings. Personal, regional and other language pronunciations may differ.
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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