Heini
See also: heini
Faroese edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Heini m
- a male given name, compare Henry, Heinrich
Usage notes edit
Patronymics
- son of Heini: Heinason
- daughter of Heini: Heinadóttir
Declension edit
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Heini |
Accusative | Heina |
Dative | Heina |
Genitive | Heina |
Finnish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
19th century invention from Finnish heinä (“hay”) or heinäkuu (“July”).
Proper noun edit
Heini
- a female given name
- 1921, Maila Talvio, “Kihlasormus”, in Kootut teokset VIII, WSOY, published 1955, page 319:
- Maaliskuun keskivaiheilla oli Heini-serkun kihlailmoitus ollut lehdissä — Heini Surpaeus, Halvor Vasara — ja jo silloin oli ihmeellinen kevät alkanut.
- In the middle of March, cousin Heini's engagement was announced on the papers — Heini Surpaeus, Halvor Vasara — and the miraculous spring had begun.
- 1989, Pälvi Ahoinpelto, Pikku Heini, Kirjapaja, →ISBN, page 76:
- Heini kuin heinäkuu.
Annoimmeko sievän nimen turhaan? Pohdimme hartaasti kolmannelta raskauskuukaudelta.
Jos olisimme silloin tienneet...Olisimmeko antaneet vammaisemman nimen?- Heini like heinäkuu [July].
Did we give such a pretty name in vain? So we thought from the third month of pregnancy.
Had we known back then...Would we have given a more retarded name?
- Heini like heinäkuu [July].
Declension edit
Inflection of Heini (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Heini | Heinit | ||
genitive | Heinin | Heinien | ||
partitive | Heiniä | Heinejä | ||
illative | Heiniin | Heineihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Heini | Heinit | ||
accusative | nom. | Heini | Heinit | |
gen. | Heinin | |||
genitive | Heinin | Heinien | ||
partitive | Heiniä | Heinejä | ||
inessive | Heinissä | Heineissä | ||
elative | Heinistä | Heineistä | ||
illative | Heiniin | Heineihin | ||
adessive | Heinillä | Heineillä | ||
ablative | Heiniltä | Heineiltä | ||
allative | Heinille | Heineille | ||
essive | Heininä | Heineinä | ||
translative | Heiniksi | Heineiksi | ||
abessive | Heinittä | Heineittä | ||
instructive | — | Heinein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Statistics edit
- Heini is the 183rd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 3,466 female individuals (and as a middle name to 402 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Etymology 2 edit
See Heininen.
Proper noun edit
Heini
- a Finnish surname
Declension edit
Inflection of Heini (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Heini | Heinit | ||
genitive | Heinin | Heinien | ||
partitive | Heiniä | Heinejä | ||
illative | Heiniin | Heineihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Heini | Heinit | ||
accusative | nom. | Heini | Heinit | |
gen. | Heinin | |||
genitive | Heinin | Heinien | ||
partitive | Heiniä | Heinejä | ||
inessive | Heinissä | Heineissä | ||
elative | Heinistä | Heineistä | ||
illative | Heiniin | Heineihin | ||
adessive | Heinillä | Heineillä | ||
ablative | Heiniltä | Heineiltä | ||
allative | Heinille | Heineille | ||
essive | Heininä | Heineinä | ||
translative | Heiniksi | Heineiksi | ||
abessive | Heinittä | Heineittä | ||
instructive | — | Heinein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Statistics edit
- The surname Heini belongs to 108 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
German edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Heini m (strong, genitive Heinis, plural Heinis)
- scatterbrained, stupid person; nut
- 1991, Rudolf Augstein, Das Profil der Deutschen: Was sie vereint, was sie trennt, page 130:
- „Der hat dann“, erzählt der Pastor, „Zensuren erteilt und Empfehlungen gegeben. Ich hab immer genickt. Das war so ein dummer Heini, der war seiner Sache überhaupt nicht gewachsen.“ Und bekam womöglich gar nicht mit, daß Winfried Wenzel politisch wurde, als es in der DDR um die Bewaffnung der Armee mit SS-20-Raketen ging.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2005, Leander Haussmann, NVA, page 44:
- Inzwischen hatte Stadlmair seine Backen aufgepumpt und nach Worten gesucht, besonders schlagfertig war er ja nicht gerade. »Bei dir piept's wohl, du dummer Heini«, stieß er hervor, und das klang so schlaff, dass Krüger grinsen musste.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2007, Kay Ganahl, “Königsbriefe”, in Drei Romane: Königsbriefe/Herr Thomas/Teufelswesen, page 53:
- […] vor mir war manchmal eine ganze Reihe mit Sitzplätzen leer, hinter mir rabaukte irgendwann einmal ein dummer Heini aus Friesland.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms edit
Proper noun edit
Heini
- a diminutive of the male given name Heinrich, equivalent to English Hank