Chaim - Meaning of Chaim

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[ 2 syll. (c)hai(m), ch-a-im ] The baby boy name Chaim is pronounced as HHIY-YihM †. Chaim is primarily used in English and Hebrew. It is of Hebrew origin.

Chaim is an English and Hebrew form of the Hebrew name Chayim.

Chaim is also a diminutive of the English and Yiddish name Hyman.

See also the related category hebrew.

Chaim is somewhat popular as a baby boy name. The name has been growing in popularity since the 1980s. Its usage peaked modestly in 2013 with 0.017% of baby boys being named Chaim. It had a ranking of #698 then. In 2018, its usage was 0.016% and its ranking #767, and it was the most popular among all boy names in its family.

Baby names that sound like Chaim include Chanan (Hebrew), Hahnee, Hahney, Hahni, Hahnie, Hahny, Hamin, Hamo, Hamyn, Hana, Hanee, Haney, Hanh (Vietnamese), Hani (Arabic and Hawaiian), Hania, Hanie, Hanna (Arabic), Hannah, Hannin, and Hanno (German).

† Pronunciation for Chaim: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)"

Details of famous persons named Chaim:
Politician Chaim Herzog, born 9 April 1918 - 17 April 1997, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Rock Musician Gene Simmons, born Chaim Witz 25 August 1949, Haifa, Israel.