Meanings
- A female given name of rare usage, masculine equivalent Henry.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Edmund A. Aceto of Anderson Street, Nov. 16, a daughter, Henrica Anne, their first child.
1950 November 17, “[Our Newest Citizens . . .] At the Mercy Hospital”, in Portland Evening Express, last edition, volume 68, number 32, Portland, Me., →OCLC, page 13, column 33 more examples
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Bradford of Yuba announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Henrica Ann, of Grand Rapids, to Lance Barry Selkirk, also of Grand Rapids.
1973 June 22, “Announce engagement”, in Traverse City Record-Eagle, 76th year, Traverse City, Mich., →OCLC, page 12, column 5Henry Stockett’s widow Katherine[…], married 2nd George Burgess. However, she sailed for England taking daughters Frances and Henrica.
1975 April 6, Hugh S. Watson Jr., “Climbing the Family Tree”, in Daily Press, 80th year, number 96, Newport News, Va., →ISSN, →OCLC, magazine section, page 18, column 4Georgia Henrica Smith was the first baby born in Rowan County in 1978—and winner of the annual “first baby” contest sponsored by local merchants and The Salisbury Post.
1978 January 2, “First baby of new year”, in Salisbury Evening Post, Salisbury, N.C., →OCLC, page 1, column 5
Origin
- LatinHēnrīcus
- EnglishHenrica
A feminine form of Latin Hēnrīcus. By surface analysis, Henric + -a.
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Henrica. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Henrica
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