Heim

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Heim

Where it comes from

* 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.

proper noun Heims

A surname from German.

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"Heim." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/heim. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Heim. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/heim

Chicago

"Heim." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/heim.

BibTeX

@misc{heim_2026,
  title = {Heim},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heim},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}