Heini is both a given name and a surname. It is mainly a masculine given name in

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

-speaking countries, but a feminine given name in

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

. However, in

Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...

, it is a both masculine and feminine given name, meaning 'healthy and spirited'. Currently, in

, it is more commonly recognised as a female given name. Notable people with the name include:

People with the given name

* Heini Adams (born 1980), South African rugby union player * Heini Becker (born 1935), Australian politician * Heini Bock (born 1981), Namibian rugby union player * Heini Brüggemann, German sprint canoeist * Heini Dittmar (1911–1960), German glider pilot *

Heini Halberstam Heini Halberstam (11 September 1926 – 25 January 2014) was a Czech-born British mathematician, working in the field of analytic number theory. He is remembered in part for the Elliott–Halberstam conjecture from 1968. Life and career Halber ...

(1927–2014), British mathematician * Heini Hediger (1908–1992), Swiss biologist * Heini Hemmi (born 1949), Swiss alpine skier *

Heini Klopfer Heinrich "Heini" Klopfer (3 April 1918 in Oberstdorf – 18 November 1968) was a German ski jumper and architect. At age 17, Klopfer was selected for trials for the 1936 Winter Olympics, but failed to qualify. After World War II Klopfer, Sepp Weil ...

(1918–1968), German ski jumper and architect * Heini Koivuniemi (born 1973), Finnish strongwoman competitor * Heini Lohrer (1918–2011), Swiss ice hockey player * Heini Meng (1902–?), Swiss ice hockey player * Heini Müller, Swiss footballer * Heini Müller (footballer, born 1934), German footballer * Heini Otto (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