Penri: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Penri – Meaning: son of Henry – Origin: Welsh (patronymic) – Gender: Boy


Penri is a Welsh (patronymic) boy's name meaning “son of Henry”. It appears in our list of 175+ Welsh Baby Boy Names With Ancient Bardic Roots.

Meaning & Origin of Penri

Meaning: Son of Henry.

Origin: Welsh (patronymic).

A common claim: "Henry's son" or "head" Actually: The 'head' reading is a secondary folk association with Welsh pen; the patronymic 'son of Henry' is the better-supported explanation.

Popularity of Penri

Penri doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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