Hakim (name)

This article is about the use of Hakim as a name. For the full article on its use as a title or honorific and the distinction between ḥākim and ḥakīm, see Hakim (title).
Hakim
PronunciationArabic: [ħakiːm] (حكيم)
Arabic: [ħaːkɪm] (حاکم)
GenderMale
LanguageArabic
Origin
Meaningwise (حكيم)
ruler (حاکم)
Region of originArabia
Other names
Alternative spellingHakeem, Hakiem, Hakime
Hakem, Hakam
Variant formAkeem
Related namesJoachim

Hakim or Al-Hakim is a masculine given name from Arabic: حكيم ḥakīm "wise" or Arabic: حاکم ḥākem "ruler". Its Anglicized variant, especially in the United States, is Hakeem.

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