Henry is a boy’s name of English, French, German and Literary origin. Meaning in English: ‘Rules his household.’ Oft-used English and French royal name. The second son of Charles Prince of Wales is named Henry. Meaning in French: Rules the home. Meaning in German: Rules his household. Oft-used English and French royal name. The second son of Charles Prince of Wales is named Henry. A literary name from Shakespeare’s Richard II, where it belongs to henry Bolingbroke, later ‘Henry IV” Hal, later ‘Henry V’. ‘Henry VI’. Henry, Earl of Richmond. ‘Henry VIII’ King, & Sir Henry Guildford. ‘King John’ Prince Henry. ‘Henry IV’ & ‘Richard II’ Henry Percy, Hotspur. ‘Richard III’ Henry VII. The name has 5 letters.