Henning

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Danish

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Etymology

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From a Middle Low German pet form of Johannes ( =John) and Heinrich ( =Henry) borrowed into Scandinavia in the Middle Ages; partly confused with Hemming, a saint's name of Old Norse origin.

Proper noun

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Henning

  1. a male given name
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References

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  • [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 42 333 males with the given Henning name have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Norwegian

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Proper noun

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Henning

  1. a male given name, equivalent to Danish Henning

Swedish

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Proper noun

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Henning c (genitive Hennings)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to Danish Henning