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Throughout the world, ハイネ (Heine , Heyne , ハイネ ) is a rare mostly male, but infrequently female forename. The given name ハイネ is habitual in Denmark, where it is quite a rare male name, Norway, where it is a rare male name, and South Africa. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in South Africa, Peru, and Denmark. More frequently, ハイネ is the last name as well as the forename.
ハイネ is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Heine II , the operatic character in the opera Aus der Matratzengruft and Heine I , the operatic character in the opera Aus der Matratzengruft.