- Enrique
Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Enrique
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pronunciation="en-REE-ke"
gender =Male
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origin =Spanish
related names =Henry
footnotes =Enrique ("en-REE-ke") is the Spanish variant of "
Heinrich " of Germanic origin. [cite web |url=http://www.behindthename.com/name/enrique |title=View Name: Enrique |publisher=behindthename.com |accessdae=2007-12-20] 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 areHenry (English),Enrico (Italian),Henri (French), andHenrique (Portuguese). Commonnicknames of Enrique are "Quique" (also spelled "Kike") and "Enriqueto" or "Enriquito" (meaning "Little Enrique").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.People with the name Enrique include:
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Enrique of Malacca , a slave who may (see article for details) have been the first person to travel around the world
*Enrique Aguirre , prestigiousgynaecologist and cancer researcher.
*Enrique Bunbury , a Spanish singer and band member ofHeroes Del Silencio
*Enrique Campos , a Venezuelan road bicycle racer
*Enrique Escalante , a Puerto Rican volleyball player
*Enrique de la Fuente , a Spanish volleyball player
*Enrique Granados , a Spanish pianist and classical composer
*Enrique Iglesias , a Spanish singer
**Enrique (1999 album) , his debut English album
*Enrique Jardiel Poncela , a Spanish playwright
*Jose Enrique , a Spanish football player
*Quique González , a Spanish singer-songwriter
*Quique Sánchez Flores , a Spanish football coachReferences
ee also
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Henry
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