Given name & surname · also Yiddish
Keim
“existing, enduring, tough”
Keim is a surname with more than one origin.
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a Jewish surname, Keim goes back to Hebrew קיים, meaning “existing, enduring, tough.”
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Where it comes from
Keim has more than one origin: as a Jewish surname, it comes from Yiddish קײַם; as a German surname, it goes back to a word meaning “sprout, shoot”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Keim as a surname is an affectionate form of Joachim.
Keim’s family of names
In English usage, Keim as a surname is an affectionate form of Joachim.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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