Enrique - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Enrique \e-nri-

is pronounced en-REE-kay, ahn-REE-kay. It is of Spanish and Old German origin, and its meaning is "home ruler". Variant of Henry. Enrico is an Italian form. Opera tenor Enrico Caruso; singer Enrique Iglesias.

Enrique has 3 variant forms: Enrico, Erico and Errico.

For more information, see also the related name Heimrich.

A baby name that sounds like Enrique is Enrikos.

Enrique is a very common first name for men (#298 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#32067 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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