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) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Heim is the 2513th 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: 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/ Rhymes: -aɪ̯m === Noun === Heim n (strong, genitive Heims or Heimes, plural Heime) (in compounds and expressions, otherwise chiefly poetic) home, one’s dwelling, the place where one is at home Synonym: Zuhause Eigenheim ― own home, owner-occupied house Heimcomputer ― home computer Heimtrainer ― stationary bicycle (literally, “home trainer”) (now the main use) a home, asylum, hostel (residence for some specified group) Studentenwohnheim ― hall of residence (literally, “student living home”) Tierheim ― animal shelter without further context usually short for either Kinderheim (“children’s home, orphanage”) or Altersheim (“retirement home”) (by extension also) a house, center for a collective purpose other than to dwell in Synonym: Zentrum Vereinsheim ― club house ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === 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) home