Heini is both a given name and a surname. It is mainly a masculine given name in

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

-speaking countries, but a feminine given name in

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

. However, in

Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...

, it is a both masculine and feminine given name, meaning 'healthy and spirited'. Currently, in

, it is more commonly recognised as 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 Heinrich Thomas "Heini" Becker (born 18 January 1935) is a former South Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seats of Hanson from 1970 to 1993 and Peake from 1993 to 1997 for the Liberal Party. He was ...

(born 1935), Australian politician * Heini Bock (born 1981), Namibian rugby union player *

Heini Brüggemann Heini Brüggemann was a German sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1930s. He won a gold medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Vaxholm Vaxholm is a city, urban area and the seat of Vaxholm Mun ...

, German sprint canoeist *

Heini Dittmar Heini Dittmar (March 30, 1912 in Bad Kissingen – 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, Dittmar took an apprenticeship a ...

(1911–1960), German glider pilot *

Heini Halberstam Heini Halberstam (11 September 1926 – 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 1968. Life and career Halber ...

(1927–2014), British mathematician *

Heini Hediger Heini Hediger (30 November 1908 – 29 August 1992) was a Swiss biologist noted for work in proxemics in animal behavior and is known as the "father of zoo biology". Hediger was formerly the director of Tierpark Dählhölzli (1938–1943), Z ...

(1908–1992), Swiss biologist *

Heini Hemmi Heini Hemmi (born 17 January 1949) is a Swiss former alpine skier, winner of the giant slalom competition at the 1976 Winter Olympics. He also won the Giant slalom World Cup 1976-77. He is the older brother of Christian Hemmi Christian Hem ...

(born 1949), Swiss alpine skier *

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 * Heini Lohrer (1918–2011), Swiss ice hockey player * Heini Meng (1902–?), Swiss ice hockey player * Heini Müller, Swiss footballer *

Heini Müller (footballer, born 1934) Heini Müller (born 18 February 1934 in Roth, Bavaria) is a former German footballer. Müller made 43 appearances for 1. FC Nürnberg in the Bundesliga during his playing career. Müller's son, Bernd Müller (born 1963), was also a football ...

, German footballer * Heini Otto (born 1954), Dutch footballer * Heini Salonen (born 1993), Finnish tennis player * Heini Vatnsdal (born 1991), Faroese football player *

Heini Walter Henrich "Heini" Walter (28 July 1927 – 12 May 2009) was a Swiss racing driver. He participated in one Formula One Formula One (F1) is the highest class of worldwide racing for open-wheel single-seater formula Auto racing, racing cars sa ...

(1927–2009), Swiss racing driver *

Heini Wathén Heini Wathén-Fayed (' Wathén; born 24 February 1955) is a Finnish socialite and former model. She is the widow of Egyptian businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed. She was an officer for The Ritz Hotel, London. Modeling career Heini Wathén signed wit ...

(born 1955), Finnish female model *

Heini Gruffudd Heini is both a given name and a surname. It is mainly a masculine given name in German-speaking countries, but a feminine given name in Finland. However, in Wales, it is a both masculine and feminine given name, meaning 'healthy and spirited'. Cur ...

(born 1946), Welsh Author

People with the surname

Riku Heini Riku Heini (born 9 December 1990) is a Finnish football player currently playing for FC Lahti and Finland national under-19 football team. References External links *Profile at veikkausliiga.com*Profile at fclahti.fi 1990 births Living ...

(born 1990), Finnish footballer

People with the given name

People with the surname

See also