Origin of the name Hank

1. Origin of names
2. Hank

Originally a short form of Hankin which was a medieval diminutive of John. Since the 17th century in the United States this name has also been used as a diminutive of Henry, probably under the influence of the Dutch diminutive Henk. A famous bearer is the American former baseball player Hank Aaron (1934-).

Name equivalents in different languages

cz: Jindra, Jindrich, Jindrisek
de: Heike, Heiko, Heiner, Heinrich, Heinz
en: Hal, Hank, Harris, Harrison, Harry
fr: Enzo, Henri, Henricus, Henrique
hu: Henrik
it: Amerigo, Arrigo, Enrico, Enzo, Rico
li: Enrikas, Henrikas, Henris, Herkus
pl: Henek, Henio, Henius, Henryczek, Henryk
sk: Henrich