Rahim
title: "Rahim" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["arabic-language-masculine-given-names", "masculine-given-names", "arabic-language-surnames", "names-of-god-in-islam", "surnames"] topic_path: "society/religion" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahim" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | رحيم |
| romanisation | ar |
| pronunciation | |
| gender | Male |
| meaning | Merciful |
| region | Arab peninsula |
| languageorigin | Arabic |
| cognate | Rahman |
| anglicisation | Rahim, Raheem |
| derived | R-Ḥ-M root |
| derivative | Abul Rahim, Atta Ur Rahim |
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| name = رحيم
| image = | caption = | romanisation = ar | pronunciation = | gender = Male | masculine = | feminine = | meaning = Merciful | motto = | region = Arab peninsula | language = | languageorigin = Arabic | origin = | alternative spelling = | nickname = | shortform = | petname = | variant forms = | related names = | cognate = Rahman | anglicisation = Rahim, Raheem | name day = | derived = R-Ḥ-M root | derivative = Abul Rahim, Atta Ur Rahim | derivation = | seealso = | popularity = | footnotes = Rahim (Raḥīm رحيم, also anglicized as Raheem) is an Arabic word meaning "Merciful", from the root R-Ḥ-M. Al-Rahim (the Merciful) is one of the attributes of God according to Islam. It is a male given name, sometimes a hypocorism for Abdu r-Raḥīm "Servant of the Merciful". Spellings include Rahim, Raheem, Rohim and Roheem.
Given name
- Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan (1556–1627), poet and minister in the Mughal Empire
- Rahim Abdullah (born 1976), American football player
- Rahim Abdullah (Malaysian footballer) (1947–2025), Malaysian football player
- Rahim Ademi (born 1954), Croatian Army general
- Raheem Beyah (born 1976), American computer scientist
- Raheem Blackshear (born 1999), American football player
- Raheem J. Brennerman (born 1978), American businessman
- Raheem Brock (born 1978), American football player
- Rahim Jaffer (born 1971), Canadian politician
- Rahim Jahani (died 2014), Afghan singer
- Raheem Jarbo (born 1977), rapper better known as "Mega Ran"
- Raheem Kassam (born 1983), British politician and journalist
- Raheem Layne (born 1999), American football player
- Rahim Mehryar (1956–2010), Afghan singer
- Rahim Moore (born 1990), American football player
- Raheem Morris (born 1976), American football coach
- Raheem Mostert (born 1992), American football player
- Raheem Orr (born 1986), American football player
- Raheim Sanders (born 2002), American football player
- Raheem Sterling (born 1994), English football player
- Rahim Ullah (died 1861), Bengali rebel
- Rahim Zafer (born 1971), Turkish football player
Surname
- Esther Rahim (1904–1963), Pakistani painter
- Hafiz Rahim (1983–2020), Singaporean footballer
- Mohd Safiq Rahim (born 1987), Malaysian footballer
- Mushfiqur Rahim (born 1987), Bangladeshi cricketer
- Sameer Rahim, British literary journalist and novelist
- Tahar Rahim (born 1981), French actor
- Zara Rahim, American communications strategist and political adviser
In fiction
- Rahim Aldemir, from Dying Light
- Raheem Porter, from Juice (1992)
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