Given name & surname
Heini
“the ruler of the house”
In German use, Heini is a shortened form of Heinrich. In German use, Heinrich carries the interpretation “the ruler of the house.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Heini is a shortened form of Heinrich. In German use, Heinrich carries the interpretation “the ruler of the house.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Finnish use, Heini is a feminine form of Heino. An origin associated with Heino is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In German usage, Heini is a diminutive of Heinrich. In Finnish usage, Heini is a feminine form of Heino.
Heini’s family of names
In German usage, Heini is a diminutive of Heinrich. In Finnish usage, Heini is a feminine form of Heino. In Faroese usage, Heini has a conventional equivalent in the English form Henry.
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Around the world
Heini has relatives in 3 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Heini
- Heini WalterSwiss Formula One driver (1927-2009)
- Heini HemmiSwiss alpine skierborn 1949
- Heini OttoDutch Footballerborn 1954
- Heini SchellerSwiss rower (1929-1957)
- Heini ThomaSwiss rower1900–1982
- Heini LohrerSwiss ice hockey player (1918-2011)
- Heini MengSwiss ice hockey player (1902–1982)
- Heini VatnsdalFaroese footballerborn 1991
- Heini HalberstamBritish mathematician1926–2014
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