The name Karima (

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

: كريمة) is an

Arab Arabs (, , ; , , ) are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in West Asia and North Africa. A significant Arab diaspora is present in various parts of the world. Arabs have been in the Fertile Crescent for thousands of years ...

ic given name. In Arabic the meaning of the name Karima is "generous." Karima is the female form of the name

Karim Kareem (alternatively spelled Karim, Kerim or Karem) () is a given name and surname of Arabic origin that means "generous", "noble", "honourable". It is also one of the Names of God. Given name Karim * Karim Abdel Aziz (born 1975), Egyptian ac ...

. It’s a popular name in the Arab countries. However, among the

Agikuyu The Kikuyu (also ''Agĩkũyũ/Gĩkũyũ'') are a Bantu ethnic group native to Central Kenya. At a population of 8,148,668 as of 2019, they account for 17.13% of the total population of Kenya, making them Kenya's largest ethnic group. The ...

of central Kenya, "Karima" refers to a mountain that is small in stature.

Given name

* Karīma bint ʿAmmār, better known as

Wuhsha al-dallala al-Wuḥsha al-Dallāla (died after 1104), whose given name was Karīma bint ʿAmmār, was a Jewish-Egyptian businesswoman (''"dallāla"'', or broker) active in the 11th and 12th centuries. She is known to history by way of documents deposited i ...

, an 11th-centry businesswoman *

Karima Adebibe Karima Adebibe ( ; also known as Karima McAdams; born 14 February 1985) is an English actress and model. Life and career Adebibe was born in Bethnal Green, in Tower Hamlets, London, England but grew up in Tangier before moving back to the UK ...

(born 1985), English-Moroccan actress and model *

Karima Abd-Daif Karima Abd-Daif (born 23 June 1965) is a Moroccan Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Born in Meknès, Morocco, she migrated to Norway and studied economics and French at the Oslo University College and Bergen University College. She has ...

(born 1965), Moroccan Norwegian politician for the Labour Party *

Karima Brown Karima Brown (1967 – 4 March 2021) was a South African journalist. She worked in a variety of positions, being the political editor for national daily newspaper ''Business Day'' and launching Forbes Women Africa. She was also known for a court ...

(1967-2021), South African journalist *

Karima Delli Karima Delli (born 4 March 1979 in Roubaix, Nord) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament elected in the 2009 European election, 2014 European elections and in the 2019 European elections for the Île-de-France constitu ...

(born 1979), French politician *

Karima Medjeded Karima Medjeded is a blind French judoka. She was the first person to win a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, when she competed in the women's extra-lightweight category in judo. Medjeded defeated three consecutive oppo ...

, French judoka *

Karima Shapandar Omega Sentinel (Karima Shapandar) is a superhero later supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is associated with the X-Men and its spinoff Excalibur. Publication history Karima Shapandar first app ...

, Marvel comics hero

Places

Karima, Sudan Karima () is a town in Northern State in Sudan some 400 km from Khartoum on a loop of the Nile. Karima houses the Jebel Barkal Museum. The hill of Jebel Barkal is near Karima. Beside it are the ruins of Napata, a city-state of ancient Nubi ...

Crimea Crimea ( ) is a peninsula in Eastern Europe, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, almost entirely surrounded by the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov. The Isthmus of Perekop connects the peninsula to Kherson Oblast in mainland Ukrain ...

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