Heinrich
Heinrich is a boy name of German origin, meaning Ruler of the home.
What Heinrich means
Ruler of the home.
Heinrich sits at 8 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Heinrich comes from
German names are typically Germanic compounds, built from two elements — often one describing strength or protection and one describing a domain such as battle, home, or people.
Heinrich is recorded as German in origin. Browse other German names.
How popular is Heinrich?
Heinrich is not in the current top 100 boy names we track. In practice that means a child called Heinrich is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Heinrich
Two ideas meet in Heinrich: royalty and rule and strength. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Heinrich
These share Heinrich's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Hendrix — Ruler of the home.
- Richard — Brave ruler; strong in power.
- Theodoric — Ruler of the people.
- Arthur — Bear; noble and courageous.
- Hakan — Ruler; emperor.
- Magnus — Great, mighty.
- Ariki — Chief; a high-born leader.
- Augustus — Great, venerable and majestic.
- Darius — He who holds firm; a wealthy king.
- Dirk — Ruler of the people.
- Donald — World ruler; great chief.
- Edward — Wealthy guardian.