Heinrich

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proper noun

A surname from German.

Less commonScrabble 16

Meanings

proper nounHeinrich (plural Heinrichs)

plural Heinrichs

  1. A surname from German.
  2. A male given name from German, equivalent to English Henry.
    1 more example

    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.

    2023 May 24, Nadine Schmidt and Sophie Tanno, “Germany intensifies scrutiny of far-right AfD, labeling its youth wing ‘extremist’”, in CNN

Origin

  1. GermanHeinrich
  2. GermanHeinrich
  3. EnglishHeinrich

Borrowed from German Heinrich.

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APA

Heinrich. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heinrich

MLA

“Heinrich.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heinrich. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Heinrich,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heinrich.

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