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English
Etymology
From German, Dutch, Low German, Danish, and Jewish surname, all from the first element of the Germanic name Heinrich.
Proper noun
Hein (plural Heins)
- A surname.
Statistics
- 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
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hein m
- a male given name
German
Etymology
From an earlier form Henn, from Middle High German hein, since the 14th century.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hein
- a diminutive of the male given name Heinrich
Derived terms
Proper noun
Hein m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Heins or (with an article) Hein, feminine genitive Hein, plural Heins)
- a surname
Further reading
- Hein on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Hein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Hein” in Duden online
- “Hein” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon