# Hindrek

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**Hindrek** is an [Estonian](/source/Estonian_language) masculine [given name](/source/Given_name). It is a cognate of the foreign names [Heinrich](/source/Heinrich_(given_name)), [Henry](/source/Henry_(given_name)) and [Henri](/source/Henri). [Hendrik](/source/Hendrik_(given_name)) and [Indrek](/source/Indrek) are common Estonian variants of the name Hindrek.

As of 1 January 2020, 160 men in Estonia have the first name Hindrek, making it the 501st most popular male name in the country.[2] People bearing the names Hindrek include:

- [Hindrek Kesler](/source/Hindrek_Kesler) (born 1958), architect
- [Hindrek Meri](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindrek_Meri) (1934–2009), statesman
- [Hindrek Ojamaa](/source/Hindrek_Ojamaa) (born 1995), footballer
- [Hindrek Older](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindrek_Older) (born 1938), agronomist
- [Hindrek Pulk](/source/Hindrek_Pulk) (born 1990), volleyball player

## References

1. ["Estonian Name Days"](https://www.behindthename.com/namedays/country/estonia). *Behind the Name*. 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

1. ["Nimede statistika"](https://www.stat.ee/nimed/) (in Estonian). *Eesti statiska*. 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

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