Heikki

Medieval vernacular form of Henrik (“Henry”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈhei̯kːi/, [ˈhe̞i̯kːi]
• Rhymes: -eikːi
• Syllabification^(key): Heik‧ki

Heikki

1. a male given name
   • 1870 Aleksis Kivi, Seitsemän veljestä (Seven Brothers): Chapter 9 (Translation 1991 by Richard A. Impola):

     JUHANI: Kysy häneltä. Siinä hän seisoo kuin entinen Paijulan Heikki, se Myllymäen Hessu, röykkiö kenkärajoja seljässä.

     JUHANI: Just ask him. He's standing there like Heikki Paijula, old Hessu from Myllymäki with a load of old shoes on his back.

   • 1975, Kaarlo Isotalo, Nuori isäntä ja hänen naisensa Aila, Uusi kirjakerho, published 1976, →ISBN, page 31:

     —En muista, opettaja sanoi ja lisäsi: —Heikki! Nimi kuulosti tutulta. Se oli tavallinen miehen nimi. Eihän tällä kylällä ollutkaan kuin Heikkejä, Matteja, Kalleja ja Antteja.

     I don't remember, teacher said and added: —Heikki! The name rang a bell. It was a common male name. After all, this village only had Heikkis, Mattis, Kalles and Anttis.

2. The letter H in the Finnish spelling alphabet.
3. a Finnish surname transferred from the given name

• Associated with the patron saint of Finland, Heikki has been one of the most common given names in Finland since the 16th century.

• (variants) Harri, Heino, Henri, Henrik, Henrikki
• (pet form) Hessu
• (feminine forms) Henna, Henriikka, Riikka
• (surnames) Heikkilä, Heikkinen, Heikura, Heino, Heinonen, Heiskanen

• Heikki is the 13^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 27,560 male individuals (and as a middle name to 22,332 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• The surname Heikki belongs to 57 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.