Spotlight on: Henry












35 thoughts on “Spotlight on: Henry

  1. I know a little Catholic Henry and have never made any kind of connection with Henry VIII! Never crossed my mind! I don’t know much about any of the St. Henrys but I always knew there were several and assumed that association. As a history major, I’m kind of embarrassed I didnmt think about the Henry VIII connection ever.

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  2. I feel like Henry is totally usable for Catholics. The main reason for that (beyond all the Holy Henrys) is the plain fact that it’s so popular. I feel like it might be different if it was unpopular, but being top 100 makes it even more usable!

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  3. I honestly struggle more with the name Calvin!

    But Henry is a family name for me. That said, it never really occurred to me how Catholic Henry can be until this wonderful post!

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  4. I so needed this post! We named our 4.5 year old is named Oliver Henry before we were Catholic so I have been trying to find patrons for him. I recently discovered Our Lady of Olives which was a perfect match but couldn’t figure out which Saint Henry I could tie in. But then reading this you mention St Henry of Uppsala which is perfect. I wanted to name him Oliver Henrik but my husband ended up winning the battle and got Henry!

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  5. I have a Henry (called Hank about half the time) who is 2. When he was born and we brought him to mass for the first time our priest went on and on about how great Henry was as a name and how many great Saint Henrys there are. Our other priest’s name was Michael Henry, we he was pleased, too!

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  6. How sassy Hallie is! It is a variant of Harriet, feminine form of Henry, Harold and Hallam. Henry comes from Old High German name Heimirich, while Harold is derived from Hariwald.


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