Meanings
Origin
* 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.
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APA
Heim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heim
MLA
“Heim.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heim. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Heim,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heim.
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