Hines as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Hines

What is the meaning of the name Hines ?

The baby name Hines is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /haɪnz/ (rhymes with 'lines').

Hines is English in Origin.

Hines is a surname-turned-given name with intertwined roots. In England it comes from Middle English hine, a household servant or farm steward, with the -s marking "son of" or possessive. In Ireland it is an anglicization of the Gaelic Ó hEidhin, "descendant of Eidhin," a personal name sometimes linked to eidhean, "ivy," and to the territory of Aidhne in County Galway. A continental thread connects Hines to Low German Heins/Heinz, short forms of Heinrich (Henry), meaning "home ruler." Together these strands give Hines a palette of meanings: steward, descendant of Eidhin, or ruler of the home.

As a first name in the United States, Hines emerged in the late 19th century under the fashion for family surnames as given names, and it remains rare and masculine-leaning. Variants and cognates include Hine, Hynes, Hinds, Heins, and Heinz; the Irish form is Ó hEidhin (often Hynes or O’Heyne in English).