Boim
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Boim or Boym is a Yiddish
variation of the family name
Baum
and may refer to:
Yiddish language
Yiddish is a High German language of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, spoken throughout the world. It developed as a fusion of German dialects with Hebrew, Aramaic, Slavic languages and traces of Romance languages...
variation of the family name
Family name
A family name is a type of surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs. The use of family names is widespread in cultures around the world...
Baum
Baum
Baum is a German surname meaning "tree" and may refer to:* Antoine Baumé, , French chemist* Bernie Baum, American song writer* Eric Baum, American computer scientist and artificial intelligence researcher...
and may refer to:
- Michał Boym (1612-1659), Polish Jesuit
- Svetlana BoymSvetlana BoymSvetlana Boym is the Curt Hugo Reisinger Professor of Slavic and Comparative Literatures at Harvard University, and a media artist, playwright and novelist. She is also an associate of the Graduate School of Design and Architecture at Harvard University. Much of her current work is focused on...
- Ze`ev Boim, Israeli politician