a male given name from Old High German, feminine equivalent Heike or Henny, equivalent to English Henry; diminutive forms Heiko, Heine, Heiner, Heinz, Hein
köken: From Old High German Heimrih, Haimirich (8th century), composed of heim (“home”) + -rih (“suffix for male names, originally a noun meaning king”); corresponds to Proto-West Germanic *Haimarīk, from Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks. Cognate to English Henry (via French Henri), Dutch Hendrik, Danish Henrik.
köken: Learned borrowing from Latin Henrīcus, from Frankish *Haimarīk, from Proto-Germanic *Haimarīks. Compare English Henry, French Henri, and Polish Henryk.