"Heimlich? is the German word for ?secretly.?

Also, Sigmund Freud, in his essay on ?The Uncanny? discusses how both ?heimlich? and ?un-heimlich? work as two-sides of the coin for explaining his concept?which most English speakers translate as ?uncanny.?

It is also the last name for two Cincinnati notables:? Dr. Henry Heimlich (supposed inventor of the Heimlich Maneuver), and Phil Heimlich, a Hamilton County Commissioner likely to be serving his final term.