Nadeem/Nadim/Nadiem/Nedim () is an Arabic masculine given name. It means "best friend of the drinker", "companion", "confidant", or "friend".
The name is common among many communities, including
Christians
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,
Muslims
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and
Jews
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, in the
Greater Middle East
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, the
Balkans
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, and
South Asia
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.
The name is derived from this poem in Arabic:
"Nadama" regrets
"Nadimi" caters to my regret
"Nadim" is the one who caters to my regret
"Nadim" catered to ones sorrow through companionship.
People with the given name
Nadeem
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Nadeem
Nadeem/Nadim/Nadiem/Nedim () is an Arabic masculine given name. It means "best friend of the drinker", "companion", "confidant", or "friend".
The name is common among many communities, including Christians, Muslims and Jews, in the Greater Middle ...
(born 1941), Pakistani film actor
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Nadeem Abbasi (born 1968), former Pakistani cricketer
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Nadeem Ahmad, Pakistani Army general
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Nadeem Ahmed (born 1987), Hong Kongese cricketer
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Nadeem al-Wajidi (1954-2024), Indian Islamic scholar
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Nadeem Aslam (born 1966), British novelist of Pakistani origin
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Nadeem Ghauri (born 1962), former Pakistani cricketer
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Nadeem Karim (born 1989), Iraqi footballer
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Nadeem Khan (born 1969), former Pakistani cricketer
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Nadeem Baig (born 1971), Pakistani film director
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Nadeem Malik (born 1982), English cricketer
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Nadeem Malik (journalist) (born 1968), Pakistani journalist
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Razaq Nadeem (died 2016), Pakistani murderer in Hong Kong
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Nadeem Saifi (born 1954), Indian music director
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Nadeem Shahid (born 1969), English first-class cricketer
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Nadeem Siddique (born 1977), British-Pakistani boxer
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Nadeem Taj (born 1953), Pakistani general
Nadim
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Nadim Abbas (born 1980), Hong Kong artist
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Nadim al-Jabiri (born 1959), Iraqi politician
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Nadim al-Pachachi (1914–1976), Iraqi Secretary-General of
OPEC
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Nadim Asfar (born 1976), Lebanese photographer and filmmaker
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Nadim Barghouthi (born 1989), Palestinian footballer
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Nadim Gemayel (born 1982), Lebanese MP
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Nadim Karam (born 1957), Lebanese artist
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Nadim Kassar (born 1964), Lebanese businessman
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Nadim Kobeissi
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(born 1990), Lebanese-Canadian computer programmer and security researcher
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Nadim Lataif (born 1936), Lebanese security officer
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Nadim Nassar (born 1964), Syrian priest and founder of the
Awareness Foundation
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Nadim Sabagh (born 1985), Syrian footballer
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Nadim Sadek (born 1962), Irish-Egyptian entrepreneur
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Nadim Sawalha
Nadim Joakim Sawalha () (born 9 September 1935) is a Jordanian-British actor. He has made over 100 appearances in film and television, in a career spanning more than 40 years, which include two James Bond films, '' The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977) ...
(born 1933), English actor
Nadiem
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Nadiem Makarim
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(born 1984), Indonesian politician and businessman
Nedim
First name
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Nedîm (1681–1730), Ottoman Turkish poet
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Nedim Dal (born 1975), Bosnian-born Turkish national basketball player
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Nedim Đedović (born 1997), Bosnian basketball player
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Nedim Doğan (born 1943), Turkish football player
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Nedim Durić (born 1993), Bosnian football player
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Nedim Günar (1932–2011), Turkish football player
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Nedim Gürsel (born 1951), Turkish writer
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Nedim Halilović (born 1979), Bosnian footballer
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Nedim Hasanbegović (born 1988), German footballer of Bosnian descent
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Nedim Hiroš (born 1984), Bosnian former footballer
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Nedim Imac (1966–2007), Turkish-Dutch businessman and sports executive
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Nedim Jusufbegović (born 1974), Bosnian football manager and former player
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Nedim Kufi (born 1962), Iraqi-Dutch visual artist
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Nedim Nišić (born 1984), Bosnian-American Olympic swimmer
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Nedim Ökmen (1908–1967), Turkish economist and politician
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Nedim Şener (born 1966), Turkish writer and journalist
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Nedim Tutić (born 1968), Bosnian former football player
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Nedim Yücel (born 1979), Turkish basketball player
Middle name
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Mahmud Nedim Pasha (1818–1883), Ottoman Turkish statesman
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Mahmut Nedim Hendek (1880–1920), Ottoman Turkish military officer
People with the surname
Nadeem
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Ahmed Nadeem (born 1976), Emirati cricketer
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Aida Nadeem (born 1965), Iraqi musician
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Francis Nadeem (1955–2020), Pakistani priest
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Khan Muttaqi Nadeem (1940–2006), Pakistani lawyer
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Muhammad Nadeem (born 1972), Pakistani field hockey player
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Savera Nadeem (born 1974), Pakistani television actor
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Arshad Nadeem
Arshad Nadeem (Punjabi language, Punjabi / ; ; born 2 January 1997) is a Pakistanis, Pakistani javelin thrower. He is the reigning Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw, Olympic, 2025 Asian Athletics Championships ...
(born 1997), Pakistani athlete
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Shahbaz Nadeem (born 1989), Indian cricketer
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Shahid Nadeem (born 1947), Pakistani journalist, playwright, screenwriter, director, human rights activist
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Waheed Nadeem (born 1987), Afghan footballer
Nadim
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Dinanath Nadim (1916–1988), Kashmiri poet
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Hang Nadim, 16th century Malaysian warrior
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Nadia Nadim (born 1988), Afghanistan–born Danish footballer
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Nadim al-Maghrebi, a Muslim militant organization which seeks to remove
Ceuta
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and
Melilla
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from Spanish rule
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Nadeem Commando, Pakistani militant organisation
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Nadeem–Shravan
Nadeem–Shravan is an Indian composer duo in the Bollywood film industry of India. They derive their name from the first names of Nadeem Akhtar Saifi (born 6 August 1954) and Shravan Kumar Rathod (13 November 1954 – 22 April 2021).
Nadeem ...
, Indian musical duo (Nadeem Saifi and Shravan Rathod)
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Ibn al-Nadim
Abū al-Faraj Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq an-Nadīm (), also Ibn Abī Yaʿqūb Isḥāq ibn Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq al-Warrāq, and commonly known by the '' nasab'' (patronymic) Ibn an-Nadīm (; died 17 September 995 or 998), was an important Muslim ...
, 10th-century Arabic author of ''
Kitāb al-Fihrist'' ("The Book Catalogue")
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Arabic-language masculine given names
Bosniak masculine given names
Bosnian masculine given names
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