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Henri
Henri Henri carries the concentrated weight of French royal history — eight kings, countless nobles, and the full apparatus of Gallic civilization have worn this name over a thousand years, giving it an air of effortless authority. The Germanic root meaning "ruler of the home" grounds it in a concept of power that is intimate and domestic as well as political. A character named Henri tends to project assured dominance within whatever sphere he inhabits, someone who leads not by declaration but by assumption.
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Henri Ducard
Batman Begins — Christopher Nolan / David S. Goyer
The enigmatic mentor who trains Bruce Wayne in the ways of the League of Shadows, his French-accented name signaling both Old World sophistication and hidden menace.
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