Heini is both a given name and a surname. It is mainly a masculine given name in German-speaking countries, but a feminine given name in Finland. However, in Wales, it is a both masculine and feminine given name, meaning 'healthy and spirited'. Currently, in Wales, it is more commonly recognised and a female given name. Notable people with the name include:

People with the given name

Heini Adams Heini Adams (born 29 May 1980 in Worcester, South Africa) is a professional rugby union player. He currently plays for Union Bordeaux Begles in the Top 14. His first tour with the Springboks was to France, Italy, Ireland and England in t ...

(born 1980), South African rugby union player * Heini Becker (born 1935), Australian politician *

Heini Bock Heini Bock (born 28 December 1981 in Oranjemund) is a Namibian rugby union scrum-half. He is a member of the Namibia national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the six ...

(born 1981), Namibian rugby union player *

Heini Brüggemann Heini Brüggemann was a German sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1930s. He won a gold medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Vaxholm Vaxholm is a locality and the seat of Vaxholm Municipality ...

, German sprint canoeist * Heini Dittmar (1911–1960), German glider pilot * Heini Halberstam (1927–2014), British mathematician * Heini Hediger (1908–1992), Swiss biologist *

Heini Hemmi Heini Hemmi (born 17 January 1949) is a Swiss former alpine skier, winner of the giant slalom competition at the 1976 Winter Olympics. He also won the Giant Slalom World Cup 1976-77. His younger brother Christian was on the podium thrice at the ...

(born 1949), Swiss alpine skier * Heini Klopfer (1918–1968), German ski jumper and architect * Heini Koivuniemi (born 1973), Finnish strongwoman competitor * Heini Lohrer (1918–2011), Swiss ice hockey player *

Heini Meng Heinrich Anton Meng (b. 20 November 1902 - d. 13 August 1982) was a Swiss ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: IIes Jeux olympiques d' ...

(1902–?), Swiss ice hockey player * Heini Müller, Swiss footballer * Heini Müller (footballer, born 1934), German footballer *

Heini Otto Heini Otto (born 24 August 1954) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Club career Early career Otto worked for his father-in-law in the gold business, and then in a whisky distillery before becoming a ...

(born 1954), Dutch footballer * Heini Salonen (born 1993), Finnish tennis player * Heini Vatnsdal (born 1991), Faroese football player * Heini Walter (1927–2009), Swiss racing driver * Heini Wathén (born 1955), Finnish female model * Heini Gruffudd (born 1946), Welsh Author

People with the surname

* Riku Heini (born 1990), Finnish footballer

People with the given name

People with the surname

See also