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Finnish
Etymology
Medieval vernacular form of Henrik (“Henry”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Heikki
- a male given name
- 1870 Aleksis Kivi, Seitsemän veljestä (Seven Brothers): Chapter 9 (Translation 1991 by Richard A. Impola):
JUHANI: Kysy häneltä. Siinä hän seisoo kuin entinen Paijulan Heikki, se Myllymäen Hessu, röykkiö kenkärajoja seljässä.- JUHANI: Just ask him. He's standing there like Heikki Paijula, old Hessu from Myllymäki with a load of old shoes on his back.
1975, Kaarlo Isotalo, Nuori isäntä ja hänen naisensa Aila, Uusi kirjakerho, published 1976, →ISBN, page 31:—En muista, opettaja sanoi ja lisäsi: —Heikki! Nimi kuulosti tutulta. Se oli tavallinen miehen nimi. Eihän tällä kylällä ollutkaan kuin Heikkejä, Matteja, Kalleja ja Antteja.- I don't remember, teacher said and added: —Heikki! The name rang a bell. It was a common male name. After all, this village only had Heikkis, Mattis, Kalles and Anttis.
- The letter H in the Finnish spelling alphabet.
- a Finnish surname transferred from the given name
Usage notes
Declension
Derived terms
- (variants) Harri, Heino, Henri, Henrik, Henrikki
- (pet form) Hessu
- (feminine forms) Henna, Henriikka, Riikka
- (surnames) Heikkilä, Heikkinen, Heikura, Heino, Heinonen, Heiskanen
Statistics
- Heikki is the 13th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 27,560 male individuals (and as a middle name to 22,332 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
- The surname Heikki belongs to 57 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.