# Henny

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'''Henny''' is a Scandinavian and Dutch male and female first name, nickname and surname. It may refer to:

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==Female given name==
* [Henny Backus](/source/Henny_Backus) (1911–2004), Broadway showgirl in the 1930s
* [Henny Lindorff Buckhøj](/source/Henny_Lindorff_Buckh%C3%B8j) (1902–1979), Danish actress
* [Henny Koch](/source/Henny_Koch) (1854–1925), German children's author
* [Henny Lauritzen](/source/Henny_Lauritzen) (1871–1938), Danish actress
* [Henny Moan](/source/Henny_Moan) (1936–2024), Norwegian actress
* [Henny Mürer](/source/Henny_M%C3%BCrer) (1925–1997), Norwegian choreographer and dancer
* [Henny Reistad](/source/Henny_Reistad) (born 1999), Norwegian handball player
* [Henny Skjønberg](/source/Henny_Skj%C3%B8nberg) (1886–1973), Norwegian actress and stage director

==Male given name==
* [Henny Eman](/source/Henny_Eman), first Prime Minister of Aruba, from 1986 to 1989
* [Henny Eman (AVP founder)](/source/Henny_Eman_(AVP_founder)), grandfather of the Aruba Prime Minister
* [Henny Meijer](/source/Henny_Meijer) (born 1962), Dutch football player
* [Henny Schilder](/source/Henny_Schilder) (born 1984), Dutch football player
* [Henny Vrienten](/source/Henny_Vrienten) (1948–2022), Dutch composer, singer, songwriter and musician
* [Henny ter Weer](/source/Henny_ter_Weer) (1922–2013), Dutch fencer

==Nickname==
* [Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper](/source/Hendrikje_van_Andel-Schipper) (1890–2005), Dutch supercentenarian and longest-lived Dutch person in history
* [Henny Astrup](/source/Henny_Astrup) (1876–1961), Norwegian actress
* [Henny Dons](/source/Henny_Dons) (1874–1966), Norwegian educator and missionary
* [La Jana (actress)](/source/La_Jana_(actress)), Austro-German dancer and actress Henriette Margarethe ("Henny") Hiebel (1905–1940)
* [Henny Porten](/source/Henny_Porten) (1890–1960), German actress and film producer of the silent era
* [Henny Scholtz](/source/Henny_Scholtz) (born 1911), Dutch sailor at the 1964 Summer Olympics
* [Henny Vegter](/source/Henny_Vegter) (born 1958), Dutch sailor at the 1988 Olympics
* [Henny Youngman](/source/Henny_Youngman) (1906–1998), British-born American comedian

==Family name==
<!--*  [Boudewijn Henny](/source/Boudewijn_Henny) (1943), Nederlands ondernemer en roeier
*  [Christiaan Marianus Henny](/source/Christiaan_Marianus_Henny) (1817–1906), Nederlands ondernemer en politicus
*  [Everdine Schuurman-Henny](/source/Everdine_Schuurman-Henny) (1910–1996), Nederlands beeldhouwster
*  [Max Henny](/source/Max_Henny) (1885–1968), Nederlands voetballer -->
*  [Leonard M. Henny](/source/Leonard_M._Henny) (1935–2011), Dutch filmmaker, teacher and writer
*  [Phil Henny](/source/Phil_Henny) (born 1943) Swiss racing mechanic, driver and author
*  [Victor Henny](/source/Victor_Henny) (1887–1941), Dutch sprinter

==Places==
* [Henny Street](/source/Henny_Street), [Great Henny](/source/Great_Henny) and [Little Henny](/source/Little_Henny), villages in Essex, England

==Other uses==
* [Henny (slang)](/source/Henny_(slang)), alternate pronunciation of ''honey'' popularised on ''Drag Race''
* [Hennessy](/source/Hennessy), a brand of cognac, commonly referred to as "Henny" in rap songs

==See also==
* [Hennie](/source/Hennie), a list of people with the given name, nickname or surname
* [Henie](/source/Henie), a list of people with the surname

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Category:Nicknames
Category:Unisex given names
Category:Norwegian feminine given names
Category:Feminine given names

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