Tamim, name meaning in Islam.
Tamim means strong, complete. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it comes from and names like it.
Boy name · Arabic
تَمِيم
Tamim
Strong, complete
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- Arabic
- تَمِيم
- Say it
- ta-MEEM
- Root
- ت م م
- In the Quran
- No
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Meaning
Tamim, explained.
Tamim (تَمِيم) is an Arabic name for boys. It means strong, complete.
Meaning and root
In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Tamim comes from the root ت م م, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.
Is Tamim in the Quran?
No. Tamim 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 Tamim
Say it ta-MEEM. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Tameem. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: ت ta + م mim + ي ya + م mim.
Choosing Tamim
Many parents choose Tamim 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 Tamim bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
Famous people named Tamim
- Tamim ad-Dari, companion from Palestine
Names like Tamim
- Sahih Muslim 2139, the Prophet ﷺ changing a name with a bad meaning.
- Sahih Muslim 2315.
- Sahih Muslim 2132.
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Questions
Good to know.
What does Tamim mean in Islam?
Tamim (تَمِيم) means strong, complete. It is an Arabic name for boys.
Is Tamim in the Quran?
No, the name Tamim is not in the Quran, but it has a good meaning, so it is fine to use.
Is Tamim a boy or girl name?
Tamim is used as a boy's name.
How do you write Tamim in Arabic?
Tamim is written تَمِيم in Arabic, said ta-MEEM.
Is it Tamim or Tameem?
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, تَمِيم. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.