How do you pronounce Anraí?

Anraí is pronounced “AN-ree”. Irish has three main dialect groups (Ulster, Connacht and Munster) and many names are said differently in each. The respellings here give the pronunciation most commonly heard in Irish English; where a well-known variant exists, both are shown.

What does the name Anraí mean?

Anraí means from Old French Henri, Germanic in origin.

Is Anraí a boy's or a girl's name?

Anraí is traditionally a boy's name in Ireland.

How else is Anraí spelled?

Other spellings and equivalents include Annraoi, Anraoi, Henry, Harry. Irish names were written down by English-speaking clerks for centuries, which is why so many spellings survive for one name.

Boy's name

Anraí

“AN-ree”

from Old French Henri, Germanic in origin

AnnraoiAnraoiHenryHarry

Source: Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923) ↗

The story behind the name

The Irish Henry. Woulfe spells it Annraoi and refers readers on to Éinrí, another Irish form of the same name.

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