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Nickname for Chaim

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amother

Offwhite

Wed, Apr 06 2022, 5:35 am

Hyam
HYME
haɪm

amother

Jean

Wed, Apr 06 2022, 5:36 am

This is not a name that gets a nickname.
I actually once heard a 2 year old calling her newborn baby chai man!

amother

Blue

Wed, Apr 06 2022, 6:56 am

DH is Chaim.
He’s known as Charles. Not Charlie, mind you.
As a 5 year old he was known by the old man name Charles.
Yeshivish, BY fam. Black/ white, kolel for many years…

OBnursemom

Wed, Apr 06 2022, 7:33 am

amother [ Offwhite ] wrote:

Hyam
HYME
haɪm

I think the original name (of hymie himmelstein fame) is Hyman. Haven’t heard that name in years.

SnowLeopard

Wed, Apr 06 2022, 8:17 am

Hammie/Jaime

amother

Indigo

Wed, Apr 06 2022, 8:45 am

SnowLeopard wrote:

Hammie/Jaime

Jaime is sure to be mispronounced though. Not enough people know that a Spanish J is really an H. They just call them Jamie.

flowerpower

Wed, Apr 06 2022, 8:52 am

Who cares if its hard to pronounce? Just call him Chaim. It’s a short name and a nice one- it means life! Please don’t use a nickname!

frizet

Wed, Apr 06 2022, 5:59 pm

My brother Chaim goes by Charles when he needs to

amother

Gardenia

Wed, Apr 06 2022, 6:04 pm

I know a Chaim called Chimes.

amother

Candycane

Tue, Nov 08 2022, 10:40 pm

I know this nickname is typically used for a name like Amitai but what about Ami. Ditch the "ch" and use the ending?

amother

Lemon

Tue, Nov 08 2022, 11:18 pm

My 4 year old is Chaim, we call him Chaim or Chaim'l.

Kiwi13

Tue, Nov 08 2022, 11:25 pm

You could go off the M instead of the CH when nicknaming. Or you could just see how things pan out naturally. I just "knew" for sure my Yehuda would be "Yehuda." Enter: Duda.

rachelbg

Tue, Nov 08 2022, 11:33 pm

What about Kai? Or Cai? (Ai=same vowel as in Chaim)
Or Yimi/ Yimmy (Rhymes with Shimmy)

salt

Wed, Nov 09 2022, 12:55 am

amother OP wrote:

Anyone have any good nicknames for chaim?
I don’t like the “CH” aspect because it’s hard for some people to pronounce. Anyone have any nickname ideas without the “CH”?

Haimy- my husband says it too silly cuz of Haimy Himelstein LOL

You could go with Im or Immy (end of Chaim).

But I don't understand -
You want a nickname so that people who can't pronounce chet will be able to use the nickname instead of Chaim? Nicknames are usually affectionate names that family use - not the other way round. I'm imagining all the family calling him Chaim, and the doctor calling him Immy.
No need.
People who can't pronounce chet will just pronounce it as well as they can, and a nickname will just develop once he's born.
No need to make up nicknames in advance.

amother

Aconite

Wed, Nov 09 2022, 3:39 am

I don't know how old your son is, but some people end up with nicknames that are not related to their "real" name, either based on a physical characteristic (like a kid with red hair called "red" or "gingy"), a trait, a hobby, something else, or just because. You could let that evolve, or try and actively pick one.
My brother has a friend whom everyone calls "shorty" because he's so tall. In PC-land that might not fly ...
Or how about a nickname that is a derivative of your last name?
I have a friend whose maiden name is Goldfarb, and everyone - including her husband - calls her "Goldy" to this day. My friend Adina Davidowitz was called "David" for ages. Another friends' last name was Wolf, and we used to call her "Wolfgang" for fun (that didn't last, though).
Get creative ...

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