Hein

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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)

  1. 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.

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Anagrams[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɦɛi̯n/
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  • Hyphenation: Hein
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯n

Proper noun[edit]

Hein m

  1. 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

  1. 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)

  1. 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