Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyams

/ˈhaɪmz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: hyams
IPA: /ˈhaɪmz/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Yiddish.

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Hyamses (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce hyams?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaɪmz/.
What does hyams mean?: A surname from Yiddish.
Where does hyams come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

How to pronounce hyams

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