Heim

See also: heim

English

Etymology

• 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

Heim (plural Heims)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Heim is the 2513^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 14414 individuals. Heim is most common among White (91.66%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Heim”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 155.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German heim, from Old High German heim, from Proto-West Germanic *haim. Cognate with Dutch heem, English home, Danish hjem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haɪ̯m/

• Audio (Austria):

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• Rhymes: -aɪ̯m

Noun

Heim n (strong, genitive Heimes or Heims, plural Heime)

1. home
2. hostel
3. asylum
4. Clipping of Kinderheim (“orphanage”)

Declension

Declension of Heim [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Heim	die	Heime
genitive	eines	des	Heimes, Heims	der	Heime
dative	einem	dem	Heim, Heime1	den	Heimen
accusative	ein	das	Heim	die	Heime

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Altersheim
• Eigenheim
• geheim
• Heimarbeit
• Heimat
• heimisch
• heimkommen
• heimlich
• Kinderheim
• Tierheim
• unheimlich
• Wohnheim

See also

• -heim
• heim
• Zuhause n

Further reading

• “Heim” in Duden online
• “Heim” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German hēm, from Old Saxon hēm, from Proto-West Germanic *haim.

Noun

Heim n (plural Heima or Heims)

1. home