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Henny

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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