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Name Origin

Hendrik is a Dutch and Frisian given name, a variant of Henry. It originates from the Germanic elements 'heim' meaning 'home' or 'estate' and 'ric' meaning 'ruler' or 'king'. Therefore, Hendrik traditionally means 'ruler of the home' or 'king of the estate'.

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Famous People

Hendrik Lorentz (1853-1928)

Physicist

  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1902)
  • Development of the Lorentz transformation equations
  • Contributions to electromagnetism and optics

Hendrik Willem van Loon (1882-1944)

Historian, author, and illustrator

  • Pulitzer Prize for History (1937)
  • Authorship of popular history books for children and adults

Hendrik Casimir (1909-2000)

Physicist

  • Discovery of the Casimir effect