Heinrich
Heinrich (sometimes written Hinrich) is a masculine Germanic given name.
History
In Old High German, the name was conflated with the Germanic name Haginrich (from hagin "enclosure" and rich "ruler") to form Heinrich (sometimes also: Hainreich, Heimerich, Haganrich, Hendrik) , meaning "master of the house", but also "prince of the homeland" or "ruler of his kingdom" (short: Hein, Heine, Heini, Heinar, Heiner, Heinz, Hinz, Heiko, Heino, Henne, Henno, Hinner, Hennes, Hinrich). Heinrich, Karl (Karlmann), Otto, Friedrich and Wilhelm are the most common names of German rulers since the early Middle Ages. Female forms of the first name include "Henrike" and "Henriette".
Rulers
Heinrich, Karl (Karlmann), Otto, Friedrich and Wilhelm are the most common names of German rulers since the early Middle Ages. Heinrich can also be a surname.
