Enrico
The Italian take on Henry, from the Latin Henricus, "home ruler". In Poland it stays foreign: under 300 men carry it, and most Poles have never met one.
Enrico Pronunciation
Enrico is pronounced en-REE-tso (/ɛnˈrit͡sɔ/).
What Enrico means
Where Enrico comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Enrico is the name Italy gives to the man an English speaker would call Henry. In Latin records he stands as Henricus, and the meaning fixed to him is plain: home ruler, władca domu.
That title says something exact. A home ruler is the one who governs a household, its rooms and its people, before he governs anything larger. The Latin form Henricus gave the name a passport across Europe, and each language reshaped it to its own mouth. Italy kept the soft, open vowels of Enrico.
Italy honours a Sant'Enrico, and his feast falls on the thirteenth of July. On a Polish form at the urząd the name still reads as foreign and clear at once. Say it slowly. The last thing it leaves you with is its meaning: home ruler.
How many people are named Enrico
1 in 74637 men in Poland is named Enrico. 286 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1795 among male names.
Enrico's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been falling steadily since 2000.
Enrico as a middle name
Enrico is a first name for 286 men in Poland and a middle name for another 42, an 87/13 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 1216th, between Cuong (42) and Hunter (42).
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#1218 Hùng42