Hear hear, Genis.
Harveykal, I am ashamed in the name (all meanings) of the Jewish people for your inpolite response to
Pavlos.
Anyway. Here are a few links to early name-bearers of Haim (
Chaim).
http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/jewish.htmlhttp://home.earthlink.net/~bnahman/ is a begining for several findings. (Did not find it in Sefaradi names although the Hidah, Rabbi Haim
Yosef David Azoulai was a bearer of the name. (or perhaps it's Hacham
Yosef David and I'm wrong).
Yours, and hope you appologize.
Moshe Flam