Henryk (given name)

Henryk ([ˈxɛnrɨk]) is a Polish male given name of Germanic origin. It means 'ruler of the home' or 'lord of the house'. It is pronounced similarly to Henrik, the spelling used in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Estonia, Hungary and Slovenia.

The most common equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Heikki (Finnish), Hendrik (Dutch), Heinrich (German), Enrico (Italian), Henri (French), Enrique (Spanish) and Henrique (Portuguese). A longer list can be found here.

People named Henryk

Kings, Princes and Nobility of Poland

Art

Education

  • Henryk Goldszmit, the real name of author, paediatrician, and child pedagogue Janusz Korczak
  • Henryk Grossman (1881–1950), Polish-German economist and historian of Jewish descent
  • Henryk Lipszyc (born 1941), Polish specialist in Japanese culture and former ambassador to Japan

Literature

Military

Music

Politics

  • Henryk Ehrlich (1882–1942), Polish activist
  • Henryk Gołębiewski (born 1942), Polish politician
  • Henryk Józewski (1892–1981), Polish visual artist, politician
  • Henryk Milcarz (born 1950), Polish politician
  • Henryk Sławik (1894–1944), Polish politician, diplomat, and social worker who during World War II helped save 5,000 Hungarian and Polish Jews from Budapest by giving them false Polish passports

Science

  • Henryk Arctowski (1871–1958), Polish scientist, oceanographer and explorer of Antarctica
  • Henryk Grabowski (1792–1842), German botanist and pharmacist of Polish heritage
  • Henryk Iwaniec (born 1947), Polish American mathematician, professor
  • Henryk Jordan (1842–1907), Polish philanthropist, physician and pioneer of physical education in Poland
  • Henryk Niewodniczański (1900–1968), Polish physicist
  • Henryk Zygalski (1908–1978), Polish mathematician and cryptologist who worked at breaking German Enigma ciphers before and during World War II

Sport

Other

See also