Henry in Arabic is هنري, which reads back as Henri. Henry has no Arabic form of its own, so Arabic spells its sound, here with four letters: hāʾ, nūn, rāʾ and yāʾ. هنري is how Arabic Wikipedia writes all four people called Henry that we checked.
Copy هنري from the first row of the table. Any other rows hold the other spellings Arabic Wikipedia uses for Henry, or a related Arabic name. The Listen button reads each one in your device's Arabic voice, if it has one.
| Use it for | Copy this | Transliteration | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everyday Arabic: messages, names on cards, a tattoo | هنري | Henri |
Henry in Arabic calligraphy: هنري in three styles
Three renders of هنري, in Amiri, Lemonada and Noto Nastaliq Urdu, drawn straight from the font files.
How Arabic Wikipedia spells Henry
We looked up the Arabic Wikipedia articles of four well-known people called Henry. Their titles write the name as هنري four times. Our name tool gives هنري, a spelling taken from Arabic Wikipedia.
| Person or work | Arabic Wikipedia title | First name as written |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Fonda | هنري فوندا | هنري |
| Henry Cavill | هنري كافيل | هنري |
| Henry James | هنري جيمس | هنري |
| Henry Purcell | هنري برسل | هنري |
Why هنري is spelled this way
Henry is spelled by its sound, and Arabic has no letter for some English sounds, so each choice below follows a rule. هنري starts with the letter ه, hāʾ. One letter, ر rāʾ, never joins the letter after it, so هنري always shows one small gap.
- Henry is four letters: hāʾ, ه, nūn, ن, rāʾ, ر, and yāʾ, ي. The e between the h and the n is not written; Arabic leaves that short vowel to the reader.
- The final y is yāʾ, the letter Arabic also uses for a long ee.
- All four Henrys in the table above are هنري.
| Letter | Name | Sound | Joins the next letter? |
|---|---|---|---|
| ه | hāʾ | h | Yes |
| ن | nūn | n | Yes |
| ر | rāʾ | r | No, never |
| ي | yāʾ | ee | Last letter |
What does Henry mean?
Henry means home ruler, according to Behind the Name. Henry comes from the Germanic Heimirich, made of heim, home, and rih, ruler. Eight kings of England bore it, and the novelist Henry James and the composer Henry Purcell are among the Henrys in the table above. Henry was the sixth most common name given to boys born in the US in 2024, according to the Social Security Administration's announced 2024 list.
Two related names on this site are William in Arabic, وليم and Oliver in Arabic, أوليفر. For Arabic names to choose from, browse the Arabic boy names with their meanings, part of our Arabic vocabulary lists.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you write Henry in Arabic?
Henry is written هنري in Arabic, which reads back as Henri. It has four letters: hāʾ, nūn, rāʾ and yāʾ.
Is there an Arabic version of Henry?
No. Henry has no Arabic form, so Arabic writes its sound: هنري.
What does the name Henry mean?
Henry means home ruler. It is Germanic.
Is هنري the right spelling for a tattoo?
Yes, هنري is the spelling to use. The letter rāʾ never joins the letter after it, so the one small gap is correct. Paste it into the Arabic tattoo checker on this site before the stencil is made: it catches swapped Persian or Urdu letters and broken joins.