Heike is a ♀ girl name and a ♂ boy name. That makes Heike one of the gender-neutral unisex names.
Heike is a unisex name of Old High German origin and is considered a diminutive of the names Henrike and Henrik or Heinrich. Heike is predominantly a girl’s name.
Heike means “home ruler” (from Old High German “hagan” = enclosure or “heim” = home + “rihhi” = powerful/rich/mighty/ruler).
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