When Henry Orfanel was born on 18 August 1963, in Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines, his father, Jose Orfanel, was 23 and his mother, Yolanda Villaran Padaong, was 15. He died on 10 February 2007, in Manila, Philippines, at the age of 43.
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1940–1974 Male
1948–2001 Female
1963–2007 Male
1969–2021 Male
1972–1995 Female
A perennially popular given name, of Continental Germanic origin, from haim ‘home’ + rīc ‘power, ruler’. It was an Old French name, adopted by the Normans and introduced by them to Britain. It has been borne by eight kings of England. Not until the 17th century did the form Henry (as opposed to Harry ) become the standard vernacular form, mainly under the influence of the Latin form Henricus and French Henri.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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