Keim Family History
Keim Name Meaning
Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish personal name Kayem. This is a protective name given to a sickly child based on the Hebrew adjective qayom ‘tough enduring’. German (Bavaria Baden-Württemberg): from Middle High German kīme ‘sprout shoot offspring’ sometimes used as a personal name or from a pet form of Joachim . See also Kaim .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022