patronymic surname
A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic surnames.
For example, early patronymic Welsh surnames were the result of th ...
meaning "son of little
Hein
Hein is a Dutch and Low German masculine given name, a short version of Hendrik/Heinrich, a derivative surname most common in Germany.
Given name
* Hein van Aken (c. 1250 – c. 1325), Flemish poet
* Hein de Baar (born 1949), Dutch oceanogra ...
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Henry
Henry may refer to:
People
*Henry (given name)
*Henry (surname)
* Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry
Royalty
* Portuguese royalty
** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal
** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...
Meertens Institute
The Meertens Institute (Dutch ''Meertens Instituut'') in Amsterdam is a research institute for Dutch language and culture within the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (''Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen'' or KNAW).
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database of surnames in the Netherlands. Notable people with the surname include:
* Agnes Heineken (1872–1954), German politician
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Carl Heinrich von Heineken
Carl Heinrich von Heineken (1707–1791) was a German art historian who was for a time in charge of King Augustus III of Poland's royal art collection.
Biography
He was the son of Paul Heinecken, a painter and architect in Lübeck, Germany, an ...
(1707–1791), German art historian
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Christian Heinrich Heineken
Christian Heinrich Heineken or Heinecken (February 6, 1721 – June 27, 1725), also known as "the infant scholar of Lübeck", was a German child prodigy who lived only to the age of four.
Life
He was born in Lübeck, Germany, the son of Paul He ...
(1721–1725), German child prodigy
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Gerard Adriaan Heineken
Heineken Lager Beer ( nl, Heineken Pilsener), or simply Heineken () is a pale lager beer with 5% alcohol by volume produced by the Dutch brewing company Heineken N.V. Heineken beer is sold in a green bottle with a red star.
History
On 15 Febr ...
(1841–1893), founder of the brewing company Heineken
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Freddy Heineken
Alfred Henry "Freddy" Heineken (4 November 1923 – 3 January 2002) was a Dutch businessman for Heineken International, the brewing company bought in 1864 by his grandfather Gerard Adriaan Heineken in Amsterdam. He served as chairman of the boar ...
(1923–2002), former president of the brewing company Heineken
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Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken
Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken (born 30 June 1954) is a Dutch billionaire businesswoman, and the owner of a 25% controlling interest in the world's second-largest brewer, Heineken N.V. She is the richest person in the Netherlands, with a net wor ...
(1954) Dutch businesswoman, heiress of the family that founded the brewing company Heineken
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Karl Heineken
Karl Heineken (died 4 January 1830), also known as Carlos Heineken, was a German medical doctor and ornithology, ornithologist. He lived on Madeira, a Portugal, Portuguese island in Macaronesia, from 1826 until his death. He described the Trocaz ...
(died 1830), German physician and ornithologist
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Marie Heineken
Marie Henriëtte Heineken (8 June 1844 – 1 March 1930) was a Dutch painter mainly known for flower still lifes. Her paintings are characterised as impressionist.
Biography
Marie Heineken was born on 8 June 1844 on the Korte Prinsengracht in ...
(1844–1930), Dutch painter
See also
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Heinecken Heinecken is a surname of German origin. People with this name include:
* Robert Heinecken (1931–2006), American artist
* Catharina Elisabeth Heinecken (1683–1757), German artist and alchemist
* Mickey Heinecken (b. 1939), former American foo ...
Johann David Heinichen
Johann David Heinichen (17 April 1683 – 16 July 1729) was a German Baroque composer and music theorist who brought the musical genius of Venice to the court of Augustus II the Strong in Dresden. After he died, Heinichen's music attracted little a ...