Hakim, name meaning in Islam

Hakim (حَكِيم) is an Arabic name for boys. It means wise. Al-Hakim is a name of Allah. For a person, without "al", it means a wise man.

Meaning and root

In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Hakim comes from the root ح ك م, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.

Is Hakim in the Quran?

No. Hakim is not a word in the Quran. A name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good. The Prophet ﷺ changed names with bad meanings and kept names with good ones.¹

How to say and write Hakim

Say it ha-KEEM. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Hakeem. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: ح ḥa + ك kaf + ي ya + م mim.

Choosing Hakim

Many parents choose Hakim to name their child after someone from the early generations of Islam, hoping the child will grow up with the same qualities. With the father's name it becomes Hakim bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.

Famous people named Hakim

• Hakim ibn Hizam, nephew of Khadijah and a companion

Names like Hakim

• Hakima
• Luqman
• Rashid

1. Sahih Muslim 2139, the Prophet ﷺ changing a name with a bad meaning.
2. Sahih Muslim 2315.
3. Sahih Muslim 2132.
4. Meanings follow classical Arabic usage and the standard name dictionaries; our teachers will check each one.

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