Heiner - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Heiner \he(i)-ner\ is a variant of Henry (Old German), and the meaning of Heiner is "home ruler".

The baby name Heiner sounds like Henri and Honore. Other similar baby names are Heine and Reiner.

Heiner is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#13761 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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