Harry

Harry is a common first name in the English-speaking world. It is a diminutive form of Henry, derived from Middle High German Haimirich, meaning 'ruler of the Home'. In Norway, the word harry is used synonymously with vulgar, unsophisticated persons. The reason is that English names like 'Harry' were modern in the urban Norwegian working classes in the beginning of the 20th century, while the upper and middle class preferred Scandinavian, German or occasionally French names. Upper class people started describing people of the lower classes as 'harry'. Recently, Norwegian Cabinet Minister Lars Sponheim stated that it is 'harry' to travel to Sweden to buy cheap food.

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Among the many famous people named Harry are:

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• Harry Potter (character)
• Prince Harry of Wales
• Harry Nilsson - Nilsson released an album in 1969 entitled Harry.
• Harry S. Truman

Henry: Henry is a male given name. It originates from the Norman version of the Germanic name Haimirich....

Norway: The Kingdom of Norway is a Nordic country on the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, bordering Sweden, Finland and Russia, with territorial waters bordering Danish and British waters. It has a very elongated form and has an extensive coastline along the North Atlantic Ocean, where Norway'...

Lars Sponheim: Lars Sponheim (born May 23, 1957 in Halden, ?stfold) is a Norwegian politician. He is leader of Venstre, the social liberal party, since 1996, and Minister of Agriculture since October 2001 in a coalition government leaded by Kjell Magne Bondevik from the Christian Democratic Party....

Harry related Images and Photos (experimental)

Harry Morgan	Harry Hamlin	Harry Andrews	Harry Secombe
Harry Houdini	Harry Secombe	Harry Andrews	Harry Belafonte
Harry Potter UNO	Harry Dean Stanton	Harry Potter Chess	Harry Potter Chess