{{about|the Arabic name|the Indian name|Aseem}} {{distinguish|Asim (disambiguation){{!}}Aasim|Azem (disambiguation){{!}}Azem}} {{Infobox given name | name = Asem | image = | image_size = | caption = | pronunciation = {{IPA|ar|ˈʕaː.sˤɪm|lang}}<br>{{IPA|tr|ˈɑsim|lang}}<br><small>Bosnian:</small> {{IPA|sh|ǎːsim|}} | gender = Male | meaning ="protector", “guardian”, “defender" | region = | language = Arabic | origin = | alternative spelling = Asim, Aasem, Assem, Assim | nickname = | variant forms = | related names = | name day = | derived = | popularity = | footnotes = }} '''Asem''' (also spelled '''Aasem''', '''Assem''', '''Asim''', '''Aasim''', '''Assim''', '''Aassem''' {{langx|ar|عاصم}} ''{{Transliteration|ar|‘āṣim}}'') is a male given name of Arabic origin, which means "savior, protector, guardian, defender." Asem is also a female given name of Kazakh origin, which means "beauty, beautiful, refined, graceful, elegant, excellent, splendid, magnificent." It is not related to the Indian given name Asim.
==Given name== * Asim ibn Omar, famous Tabi'un and Early Hadith scholar * Umm Asim bint Asim was the mother of Umayyad caliph Umar II (r. 717–720) and wife of Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan. * Asim Abdulrahman, Egyptian militant * Asım Akin (1940–2024), Turkish physician * Asim Azhar (born 1996), Pakistani singer * Asım Orhan Barut (1926–1994), Turkish-American theoretical physicist * Asim Brkan (born 1954), Bosnian singer, musician and artist * Asim Ferhatović (1933–1987), Bosnian footballer * Asım Can Gündüz (1955–2016), Turkish rock and blues guitarist * Asım Güzelbey (born 1951), Turkish politician * Assim Al-Hakeem (born 1962), Islamic scholar * Assem Hammoud, Lebanese alleged Al Qaeda operative * Assem Jaber (born 1946), Lebanese diplomat * Assem Jarrah (born 1962), great-uncle or distant cousin of Ziad Jarrah * Asim Kamal (born 1976), Pakistan Test cricketer * Asim Khan (cricketer) (1962–2024), Pakistani-born Dutch cricketer * Asim Kurjak (born 1942), Bosnian scientist * Abu Muhammad Asem al-Maqdisi (born 1959), Palestinian political writer * Assem Marei (born 1992), Egyptian basketball player * Prince Asem bin Al Nayef (born 1948), Jordanian prince * Asım Pars (1976–2024), Bosnian-Turkish basketball player * Asim Peco (1927–2011), Bosnian linguist * Assem Qanso (born 1937), Lebanese politician * Asim Saeed (born 1979), Emirati cricketer * Asim Sarajlić (born 1975), Bosnian politician * Asem Tasbulatova, Kazakh singer
==Surname== * Princess Nejla bint Asem, Jordanian princess * Princess Sana Asem, Jordanian princess
==See also== * Asia–Europe Meeting * Hashem
==External links== * [http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Asim Asim Name Meaning at thinkbabynames] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080920061049/http://www.my-baby-names.com/baby_names/asim_origin_and_meaning.html Asim Name Meaning at my-baby-names] {{given name|Asim|nocat}}
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