Nadeem
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | "Nadama" نَدامَى |
| Meaning | Best friend of the drinker, companion, confidant, friend |
| Region of origin | Middle East |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Nadim/Nadiem/Nedim |
Nadeem/Nadim/Nadiem/Nedim (Arabic: نديم) is an Arabic masculine given name. It means "best friend of the drinker", "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.
People with the given name
[edit | edit source]Nadeem
[edit | edit source]- Nadeem (born 1941), Pakistani film actor
- Nadeem Abbasi (born 1968), former Pakistani cricketer
- Nadeem Ahmad, Pakistani Army general
- Nadeem Ahmed (born 1987), Hong Kongese cricketer
- Nadeem al-Wajidi (1954-2024), Indian Islamic scholar
- 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 (journalist) (born 1968), Pakistani journalist
- Razaq Nadeem (died 2016), Pakistani murderer in Hong Kong
- Nadeem Saifi (born 1954), 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
[edit | edit source]- 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 (born 1964), Syrian priest and founder of the Awareness Foundation
- Nadim Sabagh (born 1985), Syrian footballer
- Nadim Sadek (born 1962), Irish-Egyptian entrepreneur
- Nadim Sawalha (born 1933), English actor
Nadiem
[edit | edit source]- Nadiem Makarim (born 1984), Indonesian politician and businessman
Nedim
[edit | edit source]First name
[edit | edit source]- 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 Hiroš (born 1984), Bosnian former footballer
- 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
[edit | edit source]- Mahmud Nedim Pasha (1818–1883), Ottoman Turkish statesman
- Mahmut Nedim Hendek (1880–1920), Ottoman Turkish military officer
People with the surname
[edit | edit source]Nadeem
[edit | edit source]- Ahmed Nadeem (born 1976), Emirati cricketer
- Aida Nadeem (born 1965), Iraqi musician
- Francis Nadeem (1955–2020), Pakistani priest
- Khan Muttaqi Nadeem (1940–2006), Pakistani lawyer
- Muhammad Nadeem (born 1972), Pakistani field hockey player
- Savera Nadeem (born 1974), Pakistani television actor
- Arshad Nadeem (born 1997), 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
- Hanadi Nadeem, Pakistan-born American politician
Nadim
[edit | edit source]- Dinanath Nadim (1916–1988), Kashmiri poet
- Hang Nadim, 16th century Malaysian warrior
- Nadia Nadim (born 1988), Afghanistan–born Danish footballer
See also
[edit | edit source]- 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")
