Heim 1158241 176160976 2007-12-06T15:20:48Z Aolynthon 3925444 {{wiktionarypar|Heim}} '''Heim''' is the [[Germany|German]] equivalent of the English word ''home''. It is a common German and Norwegian [[Affix|suffix]] in place names (for example [[Mannheim]] and [[Trondheim]]), and may refer to: * [[Heim, Norway]], a village and former municipality in [[Sør-Trøndelag]] county (In Norwegian place names the [[Old Norse]] word ''heimr'' is often weakened to just ''-um'', ''-eim'' and ''-im''. See for instance [[Bærum]], [[Elverum]], [[Modum]], [[Sørum]], [[Bjerkreim]], and [[Askim]]. The old form has, however, been revived in some names - see for instance [[Austrheim]] and [[Jessheim]].) ==People== * [[Albert Heim]] (1849-1937), Swiss geologist * [[Aribert Heim]] (b. 1914), an Austrian doctor and one of the world's most wanted Nazi war criminals * [[Burkhard Heim]] (1925-2001), German physicist ** [[Heim theory]], a collection of ideas about the fundamental laws of physics * [[Ernst Ludwig Heim]] (1747-1834), German physician * [[Ferdinand Heim]] (1897-1977), German general * [[François Joseph Heim]] (1787-1865), French painter * [[Irene Heim]], linguist, specialist in semantics ==Fictional== * [[Rick Heim]], a [[correctional officer]] at [[HBO]] drama [[Oz (TV series)|Oz]] == See also == * [[Chayyim]] * [[Haim]] * [[Heym]] [[Category:Surnames]] {{disambig}} [[de:Heim]] [[fr:Heim]] [[ja:ハイム]]