# Nadeem

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{{Infobox given name
|name = Nadeem
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|gender = Male
|meaning = Best friend of the drinker, companion, confidant, friend
|region = Middle East
|origin = "Nadama" نَدامَى
|related names = Nadim/Nadiem/Nedim
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'''Nadeem/Nadim/Nadiem/Nedim''' ({{langx|ar|نديم}}) is an Arabic masculine given name. It means "best friend of the drinker", "companion", "confidant", or "friend".<ref>{{Cite web | last=Team | first=Almaany | title=تعريف و شرح و معنى نديم بالعربي في معاجم اللغة العربية معجم المعاني الجامع، المعجم الوسيط ،اللغة العربية المعاصر ،الرائد ،لسان العرب ،القاموس المحيط - معجم عربي عربي صفحة 1 | url=https://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85/ | access-date=2022-03-24 | website=www.almaany.com | language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | date=2011-07-02 | title=نَديم ما معنى نديم؟ | url=https://www.aleqt.com/2011/07/02/article_554930.html | access-date=2022-03-24 | website=صحيفة الاقتصادية | language=ar | archive-date=2019-09-05 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905140016/http://www.aleqt.com/2011/07/02/article_554930.html | url-status=live}}</ref>

The name is common among many communities, including [Christians](/source/Christians), [Muslims](/source/Muslims) and [Jews](/source/Jews), in the [Greater Middle East](/source/Greater_Middle_East), the [Balkans](/source/Balkans), and [South Asia](/source/South_Asia).

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==People with the given name==

===Nadeem===
* Nadeem Ansari (born 1986) Optometrist Indian
* [Nadeem](/source/Nadeem_(Pakistani_actor)) (born 1941), Pakistani film actor
* [Nadeem Abbasi](/source/Nadeem_Abbasi) (born 1968), former Pakistani cricketer
* [Nadeem Ahmad](/source/Nadeem_Ahmad), Pakistani Army general
* [Nadeem Ahmed](/source/Nadeem_Ahmed) (born 1987), Hong Kongese cricketer
* [Nadeem al-Wajidi](/source/Nadeem_al-Wajidi) (1954-2024), Indian Islamic scholar
* [Nadeem Aslam](/source/Nadeem_Aslam) (born 1966), British novelist of Pakistani origin
* [Nadeem Ghauri](/source/Nadeem_Ghauri) (born 1962), former Pakistani cricketer
* [Nadeem Karim](/source/Nadeem_Karim) (born 1989), Iraqi footballer
* [Nadeem Khan](/source/Nadeem_Khan) (born 1969), former Pakistani cricketer
* [Nadeem Baig](/source/Nadeem_Baig_(director)) (born 1971), Pakistani film director
* [Nadeem Malik](/source/Nadeem_Malik_(cricketer)) (born 1982), English cricketer
* [Nadeem Malik (journalist)](/source/Nadeem_Malik_(journalist)) (born 1968), Pakistani journalist
* [Razaq Nadeem](/source/Nadeem_Razaq) (died 2016), Pakistani murderer in Hong Kong
* [Nadeem Saifi](/source/Nadeem%E2%80%93Shravan) (born 1954), Indian music director
* [Nadeem Shahid](/source/Nadeem_Shahid) (born 1969), English first-class cricketer
* [Nadeem Siddique](/source/Nadeem_Siddique) (born 1977), British-Pakistani boxer
* [Nadeem Taj](/source/Nadeem_Taj) (born 1953), Pakistani general

===Nadim===
* [Nadim Abbas](/source/Nadim_Abbas) (born 1980), Hong Kong artist
* [Nadim al-Jabiri](/source/Nadim_al-Jabiri) (born 1959), Iraqi politician
* [Nadim al-Pachachi](/source/Nadim_al-Pachachi) (1914–1976), Iraqi Secretary-General of [OPEC](/source/OPEC)
* [Nadim Asfar](/source/Nadim_Asfar) (born 1976), Lebanese photographer and filmmaker
* [Nadim Barghouthi](/source/Nadim_Barghouthi) (born 1989), Palestinian footballer
* [Nadim Gemayel](/source/Nadim_Gemayel) (born 1982), Lebanese MP
* [Nadim Karam](/source/Nadim_Karam) (born 1957), Lebanese artist
* [Nadim Kassar](/source/Nadim_Kassar) (born 1964), Lebanese businessman
* [Nadim Kobeissi](/source/Nadim_Kobeissi) (born 1990), Lebanese-Canadian computer programmer and security researcher
* [Nadim Lataif](/source/Nadim_Lataif) (born 1936), Lebanese security officer 
* [Nadim Nassar](/source/Nadim_Nassar) (born 1964), Syrian priest and founder of the [Awareness Foundation](/source/Awareness_Foundation)
* [Nadim Sabagh](/source/Nadim_Sabagh) (born 1985), Syrian footballer
* [Nadim Sadek](/source/Nadim_Sadek) (born 1962), Irish-Egyptian entrepreneur
* [Nadim Sawalha](/source/Nadim_Sawalha) (born 1933), English actor

===Nadiem===
*[Nadiem Makarim](/source/Nadiem_Makarim) (born 1984), Indonesian politician and businessman

===Nedim===
===First name===
* [Nedîm](/source/Ned%C3%AEm) (1681–1730), Ottoman Turkish poet
* [Nedim Dal](/source/Nedim_Dal) (born 1975), Bosnian-born Turkish national basketball player
* [Nedim Đedović](/source/Nedim_%C4%90edovi%C4%87) (born 1997), Bosnian basketball player
* [Nedim Doğan](/source/Nedim_Do%C4%9Fan) (born 1943), Turkish football player
* [Nedim Durić](/source/Nedim_Duri%C4%87) (born 1993), Bosnian football player
* [Nedim Günar](/source/Nedim_G%C3%BCnar) (1932–2011), Turkish football player
* [Nedim Gürsel](/source/Nedim_G%C3%BCrsel) (born 1951), Turkish writer
* [Nedim Halilović](/source/Nedim_Halilovi%C4%87) (born 1979), Bosnian footballer
* [Nedim Hasanbegović](/source/Nedim_Hasanbegovi%C4%87) (born 1988), German footballer of Bosnian descent
* [Nedim Hiroš](/source/Nedim_Hiro%C5%A1) (born 1984), Bosnian former footballer
* [Nedim Imac](/source/Nedim_Imac) (1966–2007), Turkish-Dutch businessman and sports executive
* [Nedim Jusufbegović](/source/Nedim_Jusufbegovi%C4%87) (born 1974), Bosnian football manager and former player
* [Nedim Kufi](/source/Nedim_Kufi) (born 1962), Iraqi-Dutch visual artist
* [Nedim Nišić](/source/Nedim_Ni%C5%A1i%C4%87) (born 1984), Bosnian-American Olympic swimmer
* [Nedim Ökmen](/source/Nedim_%C3%96kmen) (1908–1967), Turkish economist and politician
* [Nedim Şener](/source/Nedim_%C5%9Eener) (born 1966), Turkish writer and journalist
* [Nedim Tutić](/source/Nedim_Tuti%C4%87) (born 1968), Bosnian former football player
* [Nedim Yücel](/source/Nedim_Y%C3%BCcel) (born 1979), Turkish basketball player

===Middle name===
* [Mahmud Nedim Pasha](/source/Mahmud_Nedim_Pasha) (1818–1883), Ottoman Turkish statesman
* [Mahmut Nedim Hendek](/source/Mahmut_Nedim_Hendek) (1880–1920), Ottoman Turkish military officer

==People with the surname==
===Nadeem===
* [Ahmed Nadeem](/source/Ahmed_Nadeem) (born 1976), Emirati cricketer
* [Aida Nadeem](/source/Aida_Nadeem) (born 1965), Iraqi musician
* [Francis Nadeem](/source/Francis_Nadeem) (1955–2020), Pakistani priest
* [Khan Muttaqi Nadeem](/source/Khan_Muttaqi_Nadeem) (1940–2006), Pakistani lawyer
* [Muhammad Nadeem](/source/Muhammad_Nadeem) (born 1972), Pakistani field hockey player
* [Savera Nadeem](/source/Savera_Nadeem) (born 1974), Pakistani television actor
* [Arshad Nadeem](/source/Arshad_Nadeem) (born 1997), Pakistani athlete
* [Shahbaz Nadeem](/source/Shahbaz_Nadeem) (born 1989), Indian cricketer
* [Shahid Nadeem](/source/Shahid_Nadeem) (born 1947), Pakistani journalist, playwright, screenwriter, director, human rights activist
* [Waheed Nadeem](/source/Waheed_Nadeem) (born 1987), Afghan footballer
* [Hanadi Nadeem](/source/Hanadi_Nadeem), Pakistan-born American politician

===Nadim===
* [Dinanath Nadim](/source/Dinanath_Nadim) (1916–1988), Kashmiri poet
* [Hang Nadim](/source/Hang_Nadim), 16th century Malaysian warrior
* [Nadia Nadim](/source/Nadia_Nadim) (born 1988), Afghanistan–born Danish footballer

==See also==
* https://arabiamd.com/ae/doctor/23211/dr-nadeem-ansari-ophthalmologist-eye-doctor-134
* [Nadim al-Maghrebi](/source/Nadim_al-Maghrebi), a Muslim militant organization which seeks to remove [Ceuta](/source/Ceuta) and [Melilla](/source/Melilla) from Spanish rule
* [Nadeem Commando](/source/Nadeem_Commando), Pakistani militant organisation
* [Nadeem–Shravan](/source/Nadeem%E2%80%93Shravan), Indian musical duo (Nadeem Saifi and Shravan Rathod)
* [Ibn al-Nadim](/source/Ibn_al-Nadim), 10th-century Arabic author of ''[Kitāb al-Fihrist](/source/Al-Fihrist)'' ("The Book Catalogue")

==References==
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Category:Bosniak masculine given names
Category:Bosnian masculine given names
Category:Indian masculine given names
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