Henny

Henny is a Germanic diminutive of names beginning with the element heim, meaning home, or of Henrietta and Hendrika, themselves feminine forms of Heinrich, from the Old High German elements haim (home) and rihhi (ruler or power). It has been used as an independent given name across Dutch, German, Scandinavian, and English-speaking communities, often as a familiar form for women named Henrietta or Hendrika. The name gained broader recognition in part through its use in Yiddish-speaking communities as a vernacular shortening of Henrietta. Related forms include Hennie, Henrietta, Hendrika, and the masculine Heinrich and Henry.