Enrique
Enrique (Spanish pronunciation: [enˈrike]) is the Spanish variant of Heinrich of Germanic origin.[1] As a given name, it ranked 298 out of 1219 for males of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Swedish, Danish and Norwegian), Heinrich (German), Hendrik, Henk (Dutch) Henri (French), and Henrique (Portuguese). Common nicknames of Enrique are Kiki, Kiko, Kike, Rick, Ricky, Kikin or Quique (also spelled Kiké) and Enriqueto or "Enriquito" (meaning "Little Enrique").
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Germanic (German) |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Henry, Harry |
Enrique is also a surname and, as a surname, it ranked 32067 out of 88799 for people of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census. A variant surname is Enriquez (Son of Enrique)
People
- Enrique of Malacca (fl. 1511–1521), slave who may have been the first person to travel around the world
- Enrique Aguirre (born 1979), Argentine athlete
- Enrique Álvarez Félix (1934–1996), Mexican actor
- Enrique Bolaños (born 1928), President of Nicaragua from 2002 to 2007
- Enrique Bunbury (born 1967), Spanish singer and band member of Heroes Del Silencio
- Enrique Campos (born 1961), Venezuelan road bicycle racer
- Enrique Castillo (born 1949), American actor
- Enrique Escalante (born 1984), Puerto Rican volleyball player
- Enrique de la Fuente (born 1975), Spanish volleyball player
- Enrique Gil (born 1992), Filipino actor
- Enrique Granados (1867–1916), Spanish pianist and classical composer
- Enrique Hermitte (1871–1955), Argentine geologist
- Enrique Iglesias (born 1975), Spanish singer
- Enrique Ika (c. 1859–after 1900), a Rapa Nui leader
- Enrique Lores (born 1964/65), Spanish business executive, CEO of HP Inc
- Enrique Fernando Ortiz Moruno (born 1977), Spanish football player
- Enrique Martin Morales (born 1971), Puerto Rican singer better known as Ricky Martin
- Enrique López Pérez (born 1991), Spanish tennis player
- Enrique Peña Nieto (born 1966), 57th President of Mexico
- Enrique Jardiel Poncela (1901–1952), Spanish playwright
- José Enrique (footballer) (born 1986), Spanish football player
- Enrique Sabari (born 1965), Cuban weightlifter
- Enrique Santamarina (1870–1937), Argentine politician
- Enrique Fuentes Quintana (1924–2007), Spanish politician and economist
- Quique González (born 1973), Spanish singer-songwriter
- Quique Sánchez Flores (born 1965), Spanish football coach
- Enrique Murciano (born 1973), Cuban-American actor (Without A Trace)
- Jorge Enrique Adoum (1926–2009), Ecuadorian writer
- Enrique Vera Ibáñez (born 1954), Mexican/Swedish former race walker
- Enrique Vicente Hernández (born 1945), Spanish football player
- Enrique Hernández (baseball) (born 1991), Puerto Rican baseball player
- Enrique Zóbel de Ayala (1877–1943), Spanish Filipino businessman
- Enrique Zobel (1927–2004), Filipino businessman and polo player
References
- "View Name: Enrique". behindthename.com. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
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