Name Meanings & Origins

HEIN

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The name HEIN comes from HENDRIK and is originally derived from HENRY, and may have Dutch, Ancient Germanic, or English origins.

From the Germanic name Heimirich meaning "home ruler", composed of the elements heim "home" and ric "ruler". It was later commonly spelled Heinrich, with the spelling altered due to the influence of other Germanic names like Haganrich, in which the first element is hagan "enclosure".

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