Harry (given name)

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Harry
Haris (Greek),
Charis (Greek),
Harilaos (Greek),
Haralampos (Greek),
Arioald,
Charilaos (Greek),
Chariovalda,
Theoharry (Greek),
Theoharis (Greek),
Theocharis (Greek)
Häräy (Tatar),
Gäräy (Tatar),
Hari (Hindi),
Harri (Finnish/Afrikaans),
Heinrich (Old Germanic)

Harchibald

Harry is a male given name of

Germanic origin. Beginning as a Middle English form of Henry[1] and a diminutive form of Harold, Harrison or Harvey,[2]
it eventually came into use as its own name and is the 721st most popular boys name as of 2021.

People

Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States, official portrait by Greta Kempton, c. 1945.

Fictional characters

  • Harry, a main character in Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs
  • Harry Potter, the title character in Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling
  • Sheriff Harry S. Truman
    , a character in the American television series Twin Peaks
  • Dr. Harry Bertram, a character in the 1989 American science-fiction drama movie Beyond the Stars
  • Harry Black, in Mark Millar's and Greg Capullo's comic book series Reborn
  • Harry Callahan, Clint Eastwood's character in the Dirty Harry
    film series
  • Harry Callahan, a minor character in Diane Duane's Young Wizards series
  • Harry Lyme (Joe Pesci), an antagonist in the Home Alone series
  • Harry Solomon, a character on the sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun
  • Harry Fisher, a former character in the BBC drama Waterloo Road
  • Harry Coleman, a character in the 2003 film Freaky Friday
  • Harry Bailey, George Bailey's younger brother in the movie
    It's A Wonderful Life
  • Harry Haller, the protagonist in Hermann Hesse's Steppenwolf
  • Harry Hart
    , a character in the Kingsman film series
  • Sir Harry Pearce, a character in the BBC spy drama Spooks
  • Sir
    Harry Paget Flashman
    , main and eponymous character in the "Flashman" series by George MacDonald Fraser
  • Harry Mason
    , protagonist in the 1999 survival horror video game Silent Hill
  • Judge Harold "Harry" T. Stone in the TV series Night Court
  • Harry Sullivan, a companion to Tom Baker's Doctor in the British television series Doctor Who
  • Harry Dresden
    , the title character Jim Butcher's urban fantasy series, The Dresden Files and in The Dresden Files (TV series)
  • Harry the Hobo, a character played by Bilal Shahid in the British web series Corner Shop Show
  • Harry the Horse, a character in the Broadway Musical Guys and Dolls
  • Harry Hewitt, a character from Coronation Street
  • Harry Osborn, a character from Spider-Man
  • Harry Sultenfuss, a character 1991 and 1994 American coming-of-age comedy-drama movies My Girl and My Girl 2 played by Dan Aykroyd
  • Harry Wells
    , a character from the Arrowverse franchise
  • Harry Keogh, the main character in Brian Lumley's series of horror novels, Necroscope
  • Henry's cousin in Henry Hugglemonster

References

  1. ^ "Harry". Behind the Name. 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
  2. OCLC 25963917
    , retrieved 13 Dec 2011