Hein
English edit
Etymology edit
German, Dutch, Low German, Danish, and Jewish surname, all from the first element of the Germanic name Heinrich.
Proper noun edit
Hein (plural Heins)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hein is the 2865th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12586 individuals. Hein is most common among White (94.18%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hein”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 156.
Anagrams edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Hein m
- a male given name
German edit
Etymology edit
From an earlier form Henn, from Middle High German hein, since the 14th century.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Hein
- a diminutive of the male given name Heinrich
Derived terms edit
Proper noun edit
Hein m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Heins or (with an article) Hein, feminine genitive Hein, plural Heins)
- a surname
Further reading edit
- Hein on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Hein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Hein” in Duden online
- “Hein” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon