Details for the forename Harry

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Harry (male)


Variants:	Hericus (M) Herry (M)
Diminutive(s):	Hay (M)
Pet Name(s):	Hal (M)
Pet Name for:	Harold (M) Henry (M)
Derivative(s):	Harrison (M)
Derivative of:	Herry (M)
Can be spelt:	Harie (M) Harrie (M) Hary (M)

Source(s):	English Parish Register freereg.rootsweb.com The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	English. An alternative or pet name for Henry [q.v.], particularly in early records. Now more commonly a pet name for Harold. Harry has also long been used as a given name in its own right. In old documents in Latin the form Hericus may have been used, with appropriate case endings for Harry as well as for Henry.