Rahim (Raḥīm رحيم, also anglicized as Raheem) is an Arabic word meaning "Merciful", from the root R-Ḥ-M. Al-Rahim (the Merciful) is one of the attributes of God according to 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.
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Given name
Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan (1556–1627), poet and minister in the Mughal Empire
Rahim Abdullah (born 1976), American football player
Rahim Abdullah (Malaysian footballer) (1947–2025), Malaysian football player
Rahim Ademi (born 1954), Croatian Army general
Raheem Beyah (born 1976), American computer scientist
Raheem Blackshear (born 1999), American football player
Raheem J. Brennerman (born 1978), American businessman
Raheem Brock (born 1978), American football player
Raheem Givens (born 1993), Jamaican Photographer/Director
Rahim Jaffer (born 1971), Canadian politician
Rahim Jahani (died 2014), Afghan singer
Raheem Jarbo (born 1977), rapper better known as "Mega Ran"
Raheem Kassam (born 1983), British politician and journalist
Raheem Layne (born 1999), American football player
Rahim Mehryar (1956–2010), Afghan singer
Rahim Mohamed, Yemeni-American bodega cook and internet personality
Rahim Moore (born 1990), American football player
Raheem Morris (born 1976), American football coach
Raheem Mostert (born 1992), American football player
Raheem Orr (born 1986), American football player
Raheim Sanders (born 2002), American football player
Raheem Sterling (born 1994), English football player
Rahim Ullah (died 1861), Bengali rebel
Rahim Zafer (born 1971), Turkish football player
Surname
Esther Rahim (1904–1963), Pakistani painter
Hafiz Rahim (1983–2020), Singaporean footballer
Mohd Safiq Rahim (born 1987), Malaysian footballer
Mushfiqur Rahim (born 1987), Bangladeshi cricketer
Sameer Rahim, British literary journalist and novelist
Tahar Rahim (born 1981), French actor
Zara Rahim, American communications strategist and political adviser
In fiction
Rahim Aldemir, from Dying Light
Raheem Porter, from Juice (1992 film)