# Rahim

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| name            = {{lang|ar|رحيم}}

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| romanisation    = {{Transliteration|ar|Raḥīm}}
| pronunciation   = {{IPAc-ar|r|a|H|ii|m}}
| gender          = Male
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| meaning         = Merciful
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| region          = [Arab peninsula](/source/Arab_peninsula)
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| languageorigin  = [Arabic](/source/Arabic)
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| cognate         = [Rahman](/source/Rahman_(name))
| anglicisation   = Rahim, Raheem
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| derived         = [R-Ḥ-M](/source/R-%E1%B8%A4-M) root
| derivative      = Abul Rahim, Atta Ur Rahim
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'''Rahim''' (''Raḥīm'' {{lang|ar|رحيم}}, also anglicized as '''Raheem''') is an Arabic word meaning "Merciful", from the root ''[R-Ḥ-M](/source/R-%E1%B8%A4-M).'' Al-Rahim (the Merciful) is one of the [attributes of God according to Islam](/source/names_of_Allah_in_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](/source/Abdul_Rahim_Khan-i-Khanan) (1556–1627), poet and minister in the Mughal Empire
*[Rahim Abdullah](/source/Rahim_Abdullah) (born 1976), American football player
*[Rahim Abdullah (Malaysian footballer)](/source/Rahim_Abdullah_(Malaysian_footballer)) (1947–2025), Malaysian football player
*[Rahim Ademi](/source/Rahim_Ademi) (born 1954), Croatian Army general
*[Raheem Beyah](/source/Raheem_Beyah) (born 1976), American computer scientist
*[Raheem Blackshear](/source/Raheem_Blackshear) (born 1999), American football player
*[Raheem J. Brennerman](/source/Raheem_J._Brennerman) (born 1978), American businessman
*[Raheem Brock](/source/Raheem_Brock) (born 1978), American football player
*[Raheem Givens](/source/Raheem_Givens) (born 1993), Jamaican  Photographer/Director
*[Rahim Jaffer](/source/Rahim_Jaffer) (born 1971), Canadian politician
*[Rahim Jahani](/source/Rahim_Jahani) (died 2014), Afghan singer
*[Raheem Jarbo](/source/Raheem_Jarbo) (born 1977), rapper better known as "Mega Ran"
*[Raheem Kassam](/source/Raheem_Kassam) (born 1983), British politician and journalist
*[Raheem Layne](/source/Raheem_Layne) (born 1999), American football player
*[Rahim Mehryar](/source/Rahim_Mehryar) (1956–2010), Afghan singer
*[Rahim Moore](/source/Rahim_Moore) (born 1990), American football player
*[Raheem Morris](/source/Raheem_Morris) (born 1976), American football coach
*[Raheem Mostert](/source/Raheem_Mostert) (born 1992), American football player
*[Raheem Orr](/source/Raheem_Orr) (born 1986), American football player
*[Raheim Sanders](/source/Raheim_Sanders) (born 2002), American football player
*[Raheem Sterling](/source/Raheem_Sterling) (born 1994), English football player
*[Rahim Ullah](/source/Shahid_Rahimullah) (died 1861), Bengali rebel 
*[Rahim Zafer](/source/Rahim_Zafer) (born 1971), Turkish football player

==Surname==
*[Esther Rahim](/source/Esther_Rahim) (1904–1963), Pakistani painter
*[Hafiz Rahim](/source/Hafiz_Rahim) (1983–2020), Singaporean footballer
*[Mohd Safiq Rahim](/source/Mohd_Safiq_Rahim) (born 1987), Malaysian footballer
*[Mushfiqur Rahim](/source/Mushfiqur_Rahim) (born 1987), Bangladeshi cricketer
*[Sameer Rahim](/source/Sameer_Rahim), British literary journalist and novelist
*[Tahar Rahim](/source/Tahar_Rahim) (born 1981), French actor
*[Zara Rahim](/source/Zara_Rahim), American communications strategist and political adviser

==In fiction==

*Rahim Aldemir, from [Dying Light](/source/Dying_Light)
*Raheem Porter, from [Juice (1992)](/source/Juice_(1992_film))

==See also==
*[Radio Raheem](/source/Radio_Raheem), a character in the film ''Do The Right Thing''
*[Rahimuddin Khan](/source/Rahimuddin_Khan), Pakistani general
*[Rahman](/source/Rahman_(name)), elative of Rahim

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Category:Arabic-language masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names
Category:Arabic-language surnames
Category:Names of God in Islam
Category:Surnames

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