Nadeem Explained

Nadeem
Gender:	Male
Meaning:	Companion, Confidant, Friend
Region:	Middle East
Origin:	"Nadama"نَدامَى

Nadeem (also spelled Nadim or Nedim; Arabic: [[wikt:نديم|نديم]]) is an Arabic masculine given name. It means "companion", "confidant" or "friend".^{[1] [2]} The name is common among many communities, including Christians, Muslims and Jews, in the Greater Middle East, the Balkans, and South Asia.^[3]

People with the given name

Nadeem

• Nadeem (born 1941), Pakistani film actor
• Nadeem Abbasi (born 1968), former Pakistani cricketer
• Nadeem Ahmad, Pakistani army general
• Nadeem Ahmed (born 1987), Hong Kong cricketer
• Nadeem Aslam (born 1966), British novelist of Pakistani origin
• Nadeem Ghauri (born 1962), former Pakistani cricketer
• Nadeem Karim (born 1989), Iraqi footballer
• Nadeem Khan (born 1969), former Pakistani cricketer
• Nadeem Baig (born 1971), Pakistani film director
• Nadeem Malik (born 1982), English cricketer
• Nadeem Malik (Pakistani journalist) (born 1968), Pakistani journalist
• Nadeem Saifi, Indian music director
• Nadeem Shahid (born 1969), English first-class cricketer
• Nadeem Siddique (born 1977), British Pakistani boxer
• Nadeem Taj (born 1953), Pakistani general

Nadim

• Nadim Abbas (born 1980), Hong Kong artist
• Nadim al-Jabiri (born 1959), Iraqi politician
• Nadim al-Pachachi (1914–1976), Iraqi Secretary-General of OPEC
• Nadim Asfar (born 1976), Lebanese photographer and filmmaker
• Nadim Barghouthi (born 1989), Palestinian footballer
• Nadim Gemayel (born 1982), Lebanese MP
• Nadim Karam (born 1957), Lebanese artist
• Nadim Kassar (born 1964), Lebanese businessman
• Nadim Kobeissi (born 1990), Lebanese-Canadian computer programmer and security researcher
• Nadim Lataif (born 1936), Lebanese security officer
• Nadim Nassar, Syrian priest
• Nadim Sabagh (born 1985), Syrian footballer
• Nadim Sadek (born 1962), Irish-Egyptian entrepreneur
• Nadim Sawalha (born 1933), English actor

First name

• Nedîm (1681–1730), Ottoman Turkish poet
• Nedim Dal (born 1975), Bosnian-born Turkish national basketball player
• Nedim Đedović (born 1997), Bosnian basketball player
• Nedim Doğan (born 1943), Turkish football player
• Nedim Durić (born 1993), Bosnian football player
• Nedim Günar (1932–2011), Turkish football player
• Nedim Gürsel (born 1951), Turkish writer
• Nedim Halilović (born 1979), Bosnian footballer
• Nedim Hasanbegović (born 1988), German footballer of Bosnian descent
• Nedim Imac (1966–2007), Turkish-Dutch businessman and sports executive
• Nedim Jusufbegović (born 1974), Bosnian football manager and former player
• Nedim Kufi (born 1962), Iraqi-Dutch visual artist
• Nedim Nišić (born 1984), Bosnian-American Olympic swimmer
• Nedim Ökmen (1908–1967), Turkish economist and politician
• Nedim Şener (born 1966), Turkish writer and journalist
• Nedim Tutić (born 1968), Bosnian former football player
• Nedim Yücel (born 1979), Turkish basketball player

Middle name

• Mahmud Nedim Pasha (1818–1883), Ottoman Turkish statesman
• Mahmut Nedim Hendek (1880–1920), Ottoman Turkish military officer

People with the surname

Nadeem

• Ahmed Nadeem (born 1976), United Arab Emirati cricketer
• Aida Nadeem (born 1965), Iraqi musician
• Francis Nadeem (1955–2020), Pakistani priest
• Khan Muttaqi Nadeem (1940–2006), Pakistani lawyer
• Muhammad Nadeem, Pakistani field hockey player
• Razaq Nadeem, Pakistani murderer
• Savera Nadeem, Pakistani television actor
• Arshad Nadeem, Pakistani athlete
• Shahbaz Nadeem (born 1989), Indian cricketer
• Shahid Nadeem (born 1947), Pakistani journalist, playwright, screenwriter, director, human rights activist
• Waheed Nadeem (born 1987), Afghan footballer

Nadim

• Dinanath Nadim (1916–1988), Kashmiri poet
• Laksamana Hang Nadim, 16th century Malaysian warrior
• Nadia Nadim (born 1988), Afghanistan–born Danish footballer

See also

• Nadim al-Maghrebi, a Muslim militant organization which seeks to remove Ceuta and Melilla from Spanish rule
• Nadeem Commando, Pakistani militant organisation
• Nadeem-Shravan, Indian musical duo (Nadeem Saifi and Shravan Rathod)
• Ibn al-Nadim, 10th-century Arabic author of Kitāb al-Fihrist (“The Book Catalogue”).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Team . Almaany . تعريف و شرح و معنى نديم بالعربي في معاجم اللغة العربية معجم المعاني الجامع، المعجم الوسيط ،اللغة العربية المعاصر ،الرائد ،لسان العرب ،القاموس المحيط - معجم عربي عربي صفحة 1 . 2022-03-24 . www.almaany.com . en.
2. Web site: 2011-07-02 . نَديم ما معنى نديم؟ . 2022-03-24 . صحيفة الاقتصادية . ar . 2019-09-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190905140016/http://www.aleqt.com/2011/07/02/article_554930.html . live .
3. Web site: Meaning, origin and history of the name Nadim. Campbell. Mike. Behind the Name. 2016-10-21. 2016-10-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20161010111339/http://www.behindthename.com/name/nadim. live.