# Heini

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{{wiktionary|Heini Finnsson}}
{{For|the Finnish footballer|Riku Heini}}
'''Heini''' is both a given name and a nickname, often short for [Heinrich](/source/Heinrich_(given_name)). It is mainly a masculine given name in [German](/source/German_language)-speaking countries, but a feminine given name in [Finland](/source/Finland). However, in [Wales](/source/Wales), it is a both masculine and feminine given name, meaning 'healthy and spirited'. Currently, in [Wales](/source/Wales), it is more commonly recognised as a female given name. Notable people with the name include:

* [Heini Adams](/source/Heini_Adams) (born 1980), South African rugby union player
* [Enrico Bacher](/source/Enrico_Bacher) (1940–2021), Italian ice hockey player nicknamed "Heini"
* Heinrich [Heini Becker](/source/Heini_Becker) (born 1935), Australian politician
* [Heini Bock](/source/Heini_Bock) (born 1981), Namibian rugby union player
* [Heini Brüggemann](/source/Heini_Br%C3%BCggemann), German sprint canoeist
* [Heini Dittmar](/source/Heini_Dittmar) (1911–1960), German glider pilot
* [Heini Gruffudd](/source/Heini_Gruffudd) (born 1946), Welsh author, winner of the 2013 Welsh-language [Wales Book of the Year](/source/Wales_Book_of_the_Year) award
* [Heini Halberstam](/source/Heini_Halberstam) (1927–2014), British mathematician
* [Heini Hediger](/source/Heini_Hediger) (1908–1992), Swiss biologist 
* [Heini Hemmi](/source/Heini_Hemmi) (born 1949), Swiss alpine skier
* Heinrich [Heini Klopfer](/source/Heini_Klopfer) (1918–1968), German ski jumper and architect
* [Heini Koivuniemi](/source/Heini_Koivuniemi) (born 1973), Finnish strongwoman competitor
* Heinrich [Heini Lohrer](/source/Heini_Lohrer) (1918–2011), Swiss ice hockey player
* Heinrich [Heini Meng](/source/Heini_Meng) (1902–?), Swiss ice hockey player
* [Heini Müller](/source/Heini_M%C3%BCller), Swiss footballer
* Heinrich [Heini Müller (footballer, born 1934)](/source/Heini_M%C3%BCller_(footballer%2C_born_1934)), German footballer
* [Heini Otto](/source/Heini_Otto) (born 1954), Dutch footballer
* [Heini Salonen](/source/Heini_Salonen) (born 1993), Finnish tennis player
* [Heini Vatnsdal](/source/Heini_Vatnsdal) (born 1991), Faroese football player
* Heinrich [Heini Walter](/source/Heini_Walter) (1927–2009), Swiss racing driver
* [Heini Wathén](/source/Heini_Wath%C3%A9n) (born 1955), Finnish female model

== See also ==
* [Heinis](/source/Heinis), French automobile
* [Heine (surname)](/source/Heine_(surname))

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