Italian · Boy name
Enrico
“ruler of the home”
About the name Enrico
Enrico is the Italian form of Henry, from the Germanic name Heimirich, made of heim, meaning home, and ric, meaning ruler, giving the sense ruler of the home. An older Italian form, Arrigo, was used in the Middle Ages, as in the composer and librettist Arrigo Boito. Enrico Caruso, the Neapolitan tenor, became one of the first singers to make a career through gramophone recordings. The physicist Enrico Fermi built the first nuclear reactor and received the Nobel Prize in Physics. Other European forms include Heinrich in German, Henri in French and Enrique in Spanish.
- Meaning
- ruler of the home
- Origin
- Italian
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- en-REE-koh(3 syl.)
Variants and spellings
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Middle names for Enrico
- Enrico Luca
- Enrico Antonio
- Enrico James
- Enrico Paolo
- Enrico Marco
Questions about Enrico
- What does Enrico mean?
- Enrico is an Italian name meaning "ruler of the home".
- How do you pronounce Enrico?
- Enrico is pronounced en-REE-koh, with emphasis on the second syllable.
- What are variants of Enrico?
- Variants of Enrico include Henry, Heinrich, Enrique, Henri, Arrigo.
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