Question: is heim a jewish name?
Answer: Heim Name Meaning. ... 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'.