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حَكِيم
Hakeem
ha-KEEM
“Wise; a physician.”
About Hakeem
Hakeem is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "wise; a physician" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ح-ك-م meaning 'to judge, to be wise'. Hakim is a wise man — and, in traditional usage, a physician. (Al-Hakim, 'the Wise', is one of the names of God.)
Common across the Arab world, South Asia, and among African-American Muslim families (Hakeem).
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Hakim, Hakem
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Hakeem is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Hakeem
- What does the name Hakeem mean?
- Hakeem (حَكِيم) means "Wise; a physician". From the Arabic root ح-ك-م meaning 'to judge, to be wise'. Hakim is a wise man — and, in traditional usage, a physician. (Al-Hakim, 'the Wise', is one of the names of God.)
- Is Hakeem a name from the Qur'an?
- Hakeem does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Hakeem a boy or a girl name?
- Hakeem is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Hakeem come from?
- Hakeem is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Ḥ-K-M. Common across the Arab world, South Asia, and among African-American Muslim families (Hakeem).
- How is Hakeem spelled?
- Hakeem is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (حَكِيم) is also written Hakim and Hakem. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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