English
Rahim
Rahim comes from Arabic رَحِيم ‘kind, compassionate’, and goes back to رَحِمَ ‘to be merciful’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentرَحِمَraḥima‘to be merciful’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentرَحِيمraḥīm‘kind, compassionate’
- EnglishtodayRahim
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentرَحِمَraḥima‘to be merciful’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentرَحِيمraḥīm‘kind, compassionate’
- EnglishtodayRahim
The story
The surname is predominantly found in Bangladesh.
Every English word from Arabic رَحِمَ
Today it means
name A male given name from Arabic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic رَحِمَ / Rahim