Heinz
/haɪnts/noun
A German given name and surname, often a short form of Heinrich.
Did you know?Heinz is a diminutive of Heinrich, and the deeper Germanic elements behind it also give us words like home and rich—so the name carries the ancient idea of a powerful ruler of the household.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*haimaz
“home, village, dwelling”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*rīks
“ruler, powerful, kingly”
Old High German
OHG
Haganrih / Haimirih
“early Germanic personal-name forms meaning roughly 'home-ruler'”
Middle High German
MHG
Heinrich
“the common German form of the name Henry”
Modern German
German
Heinz
“a familiar short form of Heinrich”
Modern English
English
Heinz
“used chiefly as a surname or brand name, and occasionally as a given name”