The heim Surname
heim Name Meaning and History
- South German: from the Germanic personal name Haimo. Compare English Hammond
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish personal name Khayim, from Hebrew chayim ‘life’.
- Norwegian: habitational name from a farmstead named Heim, from Old Norse heimr ‘home’, ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’, or in some cases a more recent ornamental formation from heim ‘home’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| obit - HEIM, Patricia A. (Unknown) 1935-2003 |
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| obit - HEIM, Patricia A. (Unknown) 1935-2003 |
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| Sarah (Kahn) Heim |
 jamescmccann
| 1 |
| ? Heim of Stanton Va |
oclarke11
| 0 |
| Heim - Family tree uploaded - Bavaria, Pfaffenhausen |
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| Heim Family - Indiana and California | Emily Carnahan | 18 |
| Heim/Lockyear emigration doc | Chad McGee | 1 |
| Heim Family WNY | Dale Longnecker | 2 |
| Fritz Heim |
cajun66048
| 4 |
| OBITUARY | LUCY HEIM-MANNING | 1 |
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