Hennie

Hennie is a Germanic diminutive and pet form rooted in names beginning with the element heim, meaning home, or haim, meaning estate, most commonly derived from Hendrik or Henrika, themselves Low German and Dutch forms of the broader Heinrich family. The name has been used independently in the Netherlands, South Africa, and other Dutch-influenced regions, carried by both men and women. It shares its ancestry with Henry, Heinrich, and Henrietta, all tracing back to the Old High German Heimirich, combining heim with rihhi, meaning power or ruler.