MEANING & HISTORY
What does Enriquito mean?
An academic literary study explicitly identifies Enriquito as the diminutive of a character named Enrique. The researched Enrique entry connects it with Henry, whose Germanic elements are home and ruler.
This establishes the exact affectionate form rather than guessing from a common ending.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
Origin and name formation
Germanic
Similar names to Enriquito
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Names in this collection
- Enriqueta♀Spanish feminine of Enrique: home ruler
- Enrique♂Home ruler
- Roquito·Canarian Spanish diminutive of Roque
- Enrico♂Home and ruler
- Marianito·Documented affectionate form used with Mariano
- Paquito♂Affectionate diminutive of Francisco
- Andresito·Affectionate diminutive of Andrés
- Angelito♂Little or dear angel in Spanish
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Records & sources
Recorded use
- OpenHalalan / COMELEC · 2001
- 1 elected-candidate records ·
ENRIQUITO
· CSV row 7,283 · ODbL 1.0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
- M.ª Carmen Esquinas Novillo, UAM doctoral thesis (2017), p. 209 (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name: Enrique (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name: henry (opens in a new tab)