Haimo

Gender Masculine
Usage Germanic [1]

Meaning & History

Short form of Germanic names beginning with Old Frankish haim or Old High German heim meaning "home" (Proto-Germanic *haimaz).

Related Names

Roothaim/heim
Other Languages & CulturesHama(Anglo-Saxon Mythology) Hamnet(English) Heino(Estonian) Heino(Finnish) Heino(German) Heimir(Icelandic) Hamo, Hamon(Medieval English) Heimir(Norse Mythology)

Categories

home, isograms, short forms, structures

Sources & References

  1. Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 731.
Entry updated April 23, 2024