Oppenheim

English

Etymology

German Oppenheim

Proper noun

Oppenheim (countable and uncountable, plural Oppenheims)

(countable) A surname from German.
A town in Mainz-Bingen district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Derived terms

Oppenheimer

Related terms

Oppenheimer
von Oppenheim

Translations

town

German: Oppenheim (de)

surname

Chinese:
Mandarin: 奧本海姆／奥本海姆 (zh) (Àoběnhǎimǔ)
German: Oppenheim (de)

German

Etymology

First mentioned as Oppenheimer marca in 765. The second element is -heim, whereas the first is unclear. Perhaps derived from the given name Obbo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɔpənhaɪ̯m]
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: Op‧pen‧heim

Proper noun

Oppenheim n (proper noun, genitive Oppenheims or (optionally with an article) Oppenheim)

Oppenheim (a town in Mainz-Bingen district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)

Declension

Declension of Oppenheim [sg-only, neuter, toponym]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Oppenheim
genitive	des	Oppenheims, Oppenheim¹
dative	dem	Oppenheim
accusative	das	Oppenheim

¹Optionally with an article.

Proper noun

Oppenheim m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Oppenheims or (with an article) Oppenheim, feminine genitive Oppenheim, plural Oppenheims)

a surname, Oppenheim, transferred from the place name

Derived terms

Oppenheimer
von Oppenheim

Descendants

→ English: Oppenheim
- English: Oppenheimer

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