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Heim

Heim proper noun: a surname from German.

Proper noun

Heim (plural Heims)

  1. A surname from German.

Forms of Heim

pluralHeims

Origin of Heim

* As a south German surname, from the noun Heim (“home”). * As a Norwegian surname, from farmsteads named with, or directly from, the Old Norse noun heimr (“home”), related to the above. * As a Jewish surname, from the Yiddish name חיים (Khayem). Doublet of Chaim.

Phrases with Heim

Questions about Heim

What does Heim mean?
Heim means a surname from German.
What part of speech is Heim?
Heim is a proper noun.

Words near Heim in the dictionary

  1. heilsgeschichte
  2. Heiltsuk
  3. Heilungchiang
  4. Heilungkiang
  5. Heily
  6. Heim
  7. Heim theory
  8. Heiman
  9. Heimann
  10. Heimanns
  11. Heimans

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