Rahim

رحيم

Romanisation	Raḥīm
Pronunciation	[raħiːm]
Gender	Male
Origin
Language	Arabic
Meaning	Merciful
Region of origin	Arabian Peninsula
Other names
Cognate	Rahman
Anglicisations	Rahim, Raheem
Derivatives	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

• 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
• Raheem Givens (born 1993), Jamaican Photographer/Director
• 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 film)

See also

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