Heini is both a given name and a surname. It is mainly a masculine given name in
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
** Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
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-speaking countries, but a feminine given name in
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
. However, in
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
, it is a both masculine and feminine given name, meaning 'healthy and spirited'. Currently, in
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
, it is more commonly recognised and 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
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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 sixt ...
(born 1981), Namibian rugby union player
* Heini Brüggemann, German sprint canoeist
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Heini Dittmar Heini Dittmar (Born March 30, 1912, Bad Kissingen, Unterfranken, Germany – Died April 28, 1960 near Mülheim an der Ruhr, West Germany) was a record-breaking German glider pilot.
Inspired by the example of his glider flying brother Edgar, Di ...
(1911–1960), German glider pilot
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Heini Halberstam
Heini Halberstam (11 September 1926 oreen Halberstam, wife/ref> – 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 1 ...
(1927–2014), British mathematician
* Heini Hediger (1908–1992), Swiss biologist
* Heini Hemmi (born 1949), Swiss alpine skier
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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
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Heini Lohrer
Heinrich Lohrer (29 June 1918 – 12 December 2011) was an ice hockey player for the Swiss national team. He won a bronze medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics.Heini Meng (1902–?), Swiss ice hockey player
* Heini Müller, Swiss footballer
* Heini Müller (footballer, born 1934), German footballer
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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
Heinrich (given name)
Heinrich () is a German given name of ancient Germanic origin and cognate of '' Henry''. Female forms are ''Henrike'' and ''Henriette''. The most famous patron saint is Henry (died 1024), as the German Emperor Henry II.
Monarchs and royalty
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