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نَسِيم
Naseem
na-SEEM
“Gentle breeze.”
About Naseem
Naseem is a Muslim baby child's name meaning "gentle breeze" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ن-س-م. Refers to a gentle breeze.
Used as both masculine (Pakistan) and feminine in different contexts.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Either
Also spelled
Nasim
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 Naseem is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Naseem
- What does the name Naseem mean?
- Naseem (نَسِيم) means "Gentle breeze". From the Arabic root ن-س-م. Refers to a gentle breeze.
- Is Naseem a name from the Qur'an?
- Naseem 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 Naseem a boy or a girl name?
- Naseem is a unisex name — it's given to both boys and girls across the Muslim world.
- Where does the name Naseem come from?
- Naseem is an Arabic name, built on the root letters N-S-M. Used as both masculine (Pakistan) and feminine in different contexts.
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