English

Proper noun

Heine

1. A surname​ of English-speakers.
2. A surname of German-speakers, notably of Heinrich Heine, a German poet

Translations

German

Etymology

Shortened from Heinrich, the German cognate of Henry, originally Haimirich, ruler of the home, from haim, home, and rich, powerful.

Proper noun

Heine

1. A male given name; rarely used today.
2. A patronymic surname​., notably of Heinrich Heine.

Related terms

• Hein

Descendants

Transliterations of the German surname

• Arabic: هاينه ‎(hayna)
• Armenian: Հայնե ‎(Hayne)
• Belarusian: Гейнэ ‎(Héjne), Гайнэ ‎(Hájne)
• Bulgarian: Хайне ‎(Hájne)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 海涅 ‎(Hǎiniè)

• Georgian: ჰაინე ‎(haine)
• Greek: Χάινε ‎(Cháine)
• Hebrew: היינה ‎(hayne)
• Japanese: ハイネ ‎(Haine)
• Korean: 하이네 ‎(Haine)
• Macedonian: Хајне ‎(Hájne)
• Persian: هاینه ‎(Hâyne)
• Russian: Ге́йне ‎(Géjnɛ)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Хајне

• Ukrainian: Гейне ‎(Héjne)