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Oy. I greatly dislike this spelling.
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Name Variation: Khaim. Found in 1897 Russian Census for Grodno Gubernia.
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Means "alive", not "life", which would be "chai".
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To the previous commenter Chaim חיים means "life" Chai חי means "(He's) alive"
Source: I speak Hebrew fluently.
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Source: I speak Hebrew fluently.
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Two famous bearers of this name were Israeli presidents: The first Israeli president Haim Weizmann, and the fifth president Haim Herzog.
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This name is traditionally given to a child in hope that he will reach an old age (see the meaning).
When a baby was named after someone who died at a young age, the name Chayim (or Chaya for a girl) was added to the name of that person, in order to bring good luck to the baby. A baby named after an Aharon or a Golda who died young would be Aharon Chayim (or Chayim Aharon), or Golda Chaya (Chaya Golda).
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When a baby was named after someone who died at a young age, the name Chayim (or Chaya for a girl) was added to the name of that person, in order to bring good luck to the baby. A baby named after an Aharon or a Golda who died young would be Aharon Chayim (or Chayim Aharon), or Golda Chaya (Chaya Golda).
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