Heiko (given name)
Appearance
Heiko is a traditional given name of germanic origin. It is the short form of the name Heinrich - cognate of Henry. Heiko is an old name. The first documentary evidence of this name comes from the 13th century. It means "ther powerful ruler over the country", the "master of the country" or "the master of the house".[1][2] and derives from old high German "heima" = "the home, the home country" and old high German "rihhi" = "powerful, rich".[2] The female form is Heike.
Notable people called Heiko include:
- Heiko Echter von der Leyen, (*1955), German professor of medicine and the husband of politician Ursula von der Leyen
- Heiko Augustinus Oberman (1930–2001), Dutch professor
- Heiko Balz (* 1969), German sportsman
- Heiko Bellmann (1950–2014), German zoologist
- Heiko Bonan (* 1966), German soccer player
- Heiko Butscher (* 1980), German soccer player
- Heiko Daxl (1957–2012), German artist
- Heiko Dietz (* 1967), German actor
- Heiko Engelkes (1933–2008), German journalist
- Heiko Fischer (1960–1989), German figure skater
- Heiko Folkerts (1930–2007), German architect, pioneer of ecological architectur
- Heiko Gerber (* 1972), German soccer player
- Heiko Grimm (* 1977), German handball player
- Heiko Hammel (* 1988), German automobile racer
- Heiko Haumann (* 1945), German historican
- Heiko Hecht (* 1977), German politician
- Heiko Herlofson (* 1969), German porn star
- Heiko Herrlich (* 1971), German soccer player
- Heiko Hoffmann (* 1935), German politician
- Heiko Kleibrink (* 1973), German dancer
- Heiko Kröger (* 1966), German yachtsman
- Heiko Laux, German musician
- Heiko Laeßig (* 1968), German soccer player
- Heiko Maas (* 1966), German politician
- Heiko Meyer (* 1976), German sportsman
- Heiko Michael Hartmann (* 1957), German lawyer
- Heiko Paluschka (* 1968), German presenter
- Heiko Peschke (* 1963), German soccer player
- Heiko Petersen (* 1980), German soccer player
- Heiko Reissig (* 1966), German singer and actor
- Heiko Scholz (* 1966), German soccer player
- Heiko Schumacher (* 1954), German soccer player
- Heiko Steuer (* 1939), German archelogist
- Heiko Strohmann (* 1968), German politician
- Heiko Thieme (* 1943), German manager
- Heiko Triebener (* 1964), German musician
- Heiko Uecker (* 1939), German literature scolar
- Heiko Waßer (* 1957), German journalist
- Heiko Weber (* 1965), German soccer player
- Heiko Westermann (* 1983), German soccer player
- Heiko Wohlgemuth (* 1972), German actor
References
- ^ "Männlicher Vorname Heiko - Informationen zu Bedeutung und Herkunft dieses Jungennamen - Baby-Vornamen.de". baby-vornamen.de.
- ^ a b "Heiko". vorname.com.