Hyams

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Yiddish.

Word forms

Hyams Hyamses

Etymology

Americanized form of any of various Ashkenazi surnames derived from the Yiddish personal name חיים (khayem, “Chaim”).

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