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كَرِيمَة
Karima
ka-REE-mah
“Generous, noble.”
About Karima
Karima is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "generous, noble" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Feminine of Karim. From the Arabic root ك-ر-م meaning 'generosity, nobility'.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Kareema
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 Karima is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Karima
- What does the name Karima mean?
- Karima (كَرِيمَة) means "Generous, noble". Feminine of Karim. From the Arabic root ك-ر-م meaning 'generosity, nobility'.
- Is Karima a name from the Qur'an?
- Karima 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 Karima a boy or a girl name?
- Karima is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Karima come from?
- Karima is an Arabic name, built on the root letters K-R-M.
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