Henny
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Henny is a Scandinavian and Dutch male and female first name, nickname and surname. It may refer to:
Female given name
- Henny Backus (1911–2004), Broadway showgirl in the 1930s
- Henny Lindorff Buckhøj (1902–1979), Danish actress
- Henny Koch (1854–1925), German children's author
- Henny Lauritzen (1871–1938), Danish actress
- Henny Moan (1936–2024), Norwegian actress
- Henny Mürer (1925–1997), Norwegian choreographer and dancer
- Henny Reistad (born 1999), Norwegian handball player
- Henny Skjønberg (1886–1973), Norwegian actress and stage director
Male given name
- Henny Eman, first Prime Minister of Aruba, from 1986 to 1989
- Henny Eman (AVP founder), grandfather of the Aruba Prime Minister
- Henny Meijer (born 1962), Dutch football player
- Henny Schilder (born 1984), Dutch football player
- Henny Vrienten (1948–2022), Dutch composer, singer, songwriter and musician
- Henny ter Weer (1922–2013), Dutch fencer
Nickname
- Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper (1890–2005), Dutch supercentenarian and longest-lived Dutch person in history
- Henny Astrup (1876–1961), Norwegian actress
- Henny Dons (1874–1966), Norwegian educator and missionary
- La Jana (actress), Austro-German dancer and actress Henriette Margarethe ("Henny") Hiebel (1905–1940)
- Henny Porten (1890–1960), German actress and film producer of the silent era
- Henny Scholtz (born 1911), Dutch sailor at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Henny Vegter (born 1958), Dutch sailor at the 1988 Olympics
- Henny Youngman (1906–1998), British-born American comedian
Family name
- Christiaan Marianus Henny (1817–1906), Nederlands ondernemer en politicus
- Everdine Schuurman-Henny (1910–1996), Nederlands beeldhouwster
- Max Henny (1885–1968), Nederlands voetballer --
- Leonard M. Henny (1935–2011), Dutch filmmaker, teacher and writer
- Phil Henny (born 1943) Swiss racing mechanic, driver and author
- Victor Henny (1887–1941), Dutch sprinter
Places
- Henny Street, Great Henny and Little Henny, villages in Essex, England
Other uses
- Henny (slang), alternate pronunciation of honey popularised on Drag Race
- Hennessy, a brand of cognac, commonly referred to as "Henny" in rap songs
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