Forename חיים

In the world, חיים (Haim , חיים , Chaim , among others...) is a common principally male, but very seldom girly forename. The first name חיים is characteristic of Israel, where it is a widespread male name, Greece, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Paraguay. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Israel, the United States, and India. Also, חיים is the last name as well as the forename.

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name חיים

name Haym, name Jaim, name Chayyim, name Haim, name 海姆, name Хаім, name Hayim, name Hayyim, name H., name Weizmann, name Khaimov, name Chajim, name Haïm, name Хаим, name Khaim, name Chaim, name Chaïm, name חיים, name Chayim, name حاييم

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Chaim, Haim, Hayim, Jaim	Brazil, United States, India, Israel, Malaysia
חיים	Israel
Chayim	Canada, United Kingdom, India, United States, Israel
Haïm	Israel, France, Tunisia
Chajim	Germany, Morocco, United States, India, Switzerland
Hayyim	United States, Israel, Mexico

First names said to be same

Chayyim, Chaïm, H., Haym, Khaim, Khaimov, Weizmann, Хаим, Хаім, حاييم, and 海姆

First name חיים in the context

חיים is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Seraph , the fictional character in DC Universe.

Notable namesakes

	לוי בן אברהם בן חיים FR (b. 1245)
	חיים ויטאל Rabbi and kabbalist., IL (b. 1542)
	חיים יוסף דוד אזולאי Jerusalem rabbi and kabalist., IL (b. 1724)
	חיים פרחי Ottoman military leader, IL (b. 1760)
	חיים אברהם ישראל IL (b. 1708)
	חיים אברהם גאגין Chief Rabbi of Ottoman Palestine, IL (b. 1787)
	חיים יהודה ישראל IL (b. 1768)
	חיים חזקיהו מדיני Ottoman rabbi, IL (b. 1832)
	חיים נסים אבולעפיה rabbi of Tiberias, IL (b. 1795)
	חיים סאלאווייטשיק Rabbi from Belarus (1853-1918), BY (b. 1853)
	חיים הירשנזון American Orthodox rabbi, IL (b. 1857)
	חיים אבולעפיה IL (b. 1800)
	חיים זשיטלאווסקי Russian Jewish socialist and political thinker, CH (b. 1865)
	חיים נסים ברוך IL (b. 1810)
	חיים נחמן ביאליק -Hebrew poet, author, and editor (1873-1934), UA (b. 1873)