Rahim

رحيمRomanisation| Raḥīm

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Pronunciation| [raħiːm]
Gender| Male
Origin
Language(s)| Arabic
Meaning| Merciful
Region of origin| Arab peninsula
Other names
Cognate(s)| Rahman
Anglicisation(s)| Rahim, Raheem
Derivative(s)| Abul Rahim, Atta Ur Rahim
Derived| R-Ḥ-M root

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

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* 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

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* 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

## In fiction

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* Raheem Porter, from Juice (1992)

## See also

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* Radio Raheem, a character in the film Do The Right Thing
* Rahimuddin Khan, Pakistani general
* Rahman, elative of Rahim

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