Henny

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛni/ Rhymes: -ɛni === Etymology 1 === ==== Proper noun ==== Henny A diminutive of the female given name Henrietta. === Etymology 2 === ==== Proper noun ==== Henny (slang) Hennessy, a French brand of cognac. Synonym: Henn == Danish == === Etymology === From a diminutive of Henriette in imitation of the English Henny. === Proper noun === Henny a female given name === References === [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 9 397 females with the given name Henny have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 31 August 2011. == German == === Proper noun === Henny a diminutive of the female given names Henriette or Johanna a diminutive of the male given names Heinrich or Johannes ==== Usage notes ==== The female name was fairly common in Germany around 1900. The male name has always been rare. == Norwegian == === Etymology === From Henriette and Henrikke, later also interpreted as a feminine form of Henning. === Proper noun === Henny a female given name === References === Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 1572 females with the given name Henny living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 31 August, 2011. == Swedish == === Etymology === From a diminutive of Henrietta and Henrika in imitation of the English Henny. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1826. === Proper noun === Henny c (genitive Hennys) a diminutive of the female given names Henrika or Henrietta === References === Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 2365 females with the given name Henny living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 31 August 2011.