Keim

K5E1I1M3

proper noun

A surname.

OriginYiddish קײַם ← Hebrew קיים →
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Meanings

proper nounKeim (plural Keims)

plural Keims

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Hebrewקיים“existing, enduring, tough”
  2. Yiddishקײַם
  3. EnglishKeim

* As a Jewish surname, from Yiddish קײַם (kaym), a name from Hebrew קיים (“existing, enduring, tough”). * As a German surname, from the noun Keim (“sprout, shoot”). Sometimes also a pet form of Joachim. Compare Kaim.

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APA

Keim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Keim

MLA

“Keim.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Keim. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Keim,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Keim.

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