{{Infobox name | name = {{lang|ar|رحيم}}
| image = | caption = | romanisation = {{Transliteration|ar|Raḥīm}} | pronunciation = {{IPAc-ar|r|a|H|ii|m}} | 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'' {{lang|ar|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)
==See also== *Radio Raheem, a character in the film ''Do The Right Thing'' *Rahimuddin Khan, Pakistani general *Rahman, elative of Rahim
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