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Chaim

Chaim proper noun: a male given name from Hebrew.

Proper noun

Chaim

  1. A male given name from Hebrew.
    • I’m distantly related to the truly great writer, Chaim Potok, which for a magazine editor seems like a good thing.2014 August 20, Mark Potok, “What’s in a Name?”, in Southern Poverty Law Center, archived from the original on 28 Dec 2025
    • Most Zionists hoped for a state of their own, but early in the 20th century, writers like Hillel Solotaroff and Chaim Zhitlowsky, both Yiddish-speaking immigrant intellectuals in New York, imagined another alternative: a federation of self-governing anarchist communes in Palestine that would defend...2019 July 15, Greg Afinogenov, “The Jewish Case for Open Borders”, in Jewish Currents, number Summer 2019, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2019

Chaim meaning in Hindi and Arabic

Chaim in Hindi

a male given name
ख़ाइम xāim

Chaim in Arabic

a male given name
حَايِيم ḥāyīm

Forms of Chaim

alternative formHaim
alternative formHayim

Origin of Chaim

From Hebrew חַיִּים (“life”).

Questions about Chaim

What does Chaim mean?
Chaim means a male given name from Hebrew.
What is Chaim in Hindi?
Chaim in Hindi is ख़ाइम (xāim). See Chaim meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Chaim?
Chaim is a proper noun.

Words near Chaim in the dictionary

  1. Chaikin
  2. Chaikovski
  3. Chaikovsky
  4. Chailey
  5. Chaillot
  6. Chaim
  7. chain
  8. chain armour
  9. chain armours
  10. chain binder
  11. chain binders

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