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♂ Henning
What does Henning mean?
Henning 
as a boys' name is of Old German origin, and Henning means "home leader". Henning is a German form of Henry (Old German): from Haimric.
Variations
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA HENRY Hein, Heinz, Henri, Henrik▲
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Henning Keanu (H.K.), ..
How popular is Henning?
Henning is a rare first name for men but a very popular surname for both adults and children (#2056 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Which version is better?
Henri (#1464 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Henrik (#748) and Henry (#16) are the prominent variation forms of Henning (OUTSIDE TOP 2000) listed in the Top 2000. Adoption of these forms of Henning reached its most widespread during 1880-1889 (ADOPTION OF 2.2%) and is now much reduced (ADOPTION 0.6%, 72.1% LESS). Henry is the firm favorite, although Henrik seems to be getting popular too, while Henry has become less contemporary. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Banning, Canning, Channing, Delling, Hannan, Hanniel, Harding, Hasting, Heanno, Hedwin, Hedwinn (see Hadwin), Heine, Heini, Heinie, Henlie, Herin, Hernan, Jennings, Lansing, Manning, Mannyng, Reading, Redding, Reeding (see Reading) and Reiding. Like Henning, these names are not commonly used.
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