Heinrich

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German.
  2. 2
    A male given name from German, equivalent to English Henry.

    "Germany last year said it had foiled an attempt by another far-right group – the Reichsbuerger movement - to plot accused of plotting an attack on Germany’s parliament building, allegedly to overthrow its constitutional order and install the group’s central figure – aristocrat Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss – as leader."

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"Tom loved Heinrich Heine's poems."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Heinrich.

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