Rakim or Rakeem is an

Arabic-language 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 ...

name, that is commonly given to

African American African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from an ...

males. It may be influenced by

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 ...

Rahim Rahim (''Raḥīm'' , also anglicized as Raheem) is an Arabic word meaning "Merciful", from the root '' R-Ḥ-M.'' Al-Rahim (the Merciful) is one of the attributes of God according to Islam. It is a male given name, sometimes a hypocorism for Abdu ...

, and Hakim. It may refer to:

In religion

* Al Rakim, a legendary dog that guarded the

Seven Sleepers The Seven Sleepers (; ), also known in Christendom as Seven Sleepers of Ephesus, and in Islam as Aṣḥāb al-Kahf (اصحاب الکهف, ''aṣḥāb al-kahf'', lit. Companions of the Cave), is a Late antiquity, late antique Christianity, ...

in Islam

People with the given name

* Rakim Allen or PnB Rock (1991–2022), American rapper * Rakim Cox (born 1991) Canadian football player * Rakim Hollis (born 1980) American basketball player * Rakim Jarrett (born 2001), American football player *

Rakim Mayers Rakim Athelaston Mayers (born October 3, 1988), known professionally as ASAP Rocky ( ; stylized as A$AP Rocky), is an American rapper. Born and raised in Harlem, he embarked on his musical career as a member of the hip hop collective ASAP Mob ...

or ASAP Rocky (born 1988), American rapper *

Rakim Sanders Rakim Sanders (born July 8, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball with the Boston College Eagles for three seasons, and with the Fairfield Stags, for one season. At a height of tall, he played at ...

(born 1989), American basketball player * Rakeem Boyd (born 1998), American football player *

Rakeem Buckles Rakeem Buckles (born November 15, 1990) is a professional basketball player, and plays the forward position. He plays for Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Personal life Buckles was born in Miami, Florida. His parents are R ...

(born 1990), American professional basketball player *

Rakeem Cato Rakeem Cato (born March 28, 1992) is an American professional football quarterback for the Salina Liberty of Arena Football One. He played college football at Marshall and was the Thundering Herd's starting quarterback from 2011 to 2014. As a ...

(born 1992), American football player *

Rakeem Christmas Rakeem Haleek Christmas (born December 1, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Amartha Hangtuah of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange for four seasons before being ...

(born 1991), American basketball player * Rakeem Nuñez-Roches (born 1993), Belizean-American football player

People with the surname

Mustafa Râkim Mustafa Râkim (; Modern Turkish: ''Mustafa Râkım'') (1757–1826), was an Ottoman calligrapher. He extended and reformed Hâfiz Osman's style, placing greater emphasis on technical perfection, which broadened the calligraphic art to encomp ...

, (1757–1826), Ottoman calligrapher *

Dionne Rakeem Dionne Rakeem is a female vocalist from the Midlands. Her song, "Sweeter than Wine", reached No. 46 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 2 on the UK Dance Singles Chart. Her vocals also featured on the popular UK garage track "Hot Peppers Revenge" by ...

, British singer

Fictional characters

*Rakeem Powell, NYPD Detective in

James Patterson James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author. Among his works are the '' Alex Cross'', '' Michael Bennett'', '' Women's Murder Club'', '' Maximum Ride'', '' Daniel X'', '' NYPD Red'', '' Witch & Wizard'', '' Private'' and ...

Alex Cross ''Alex Cross'' is a crime, mystery, and thriller novel series written by James Patterson. The protagonist of the series is Alex Cross, an African-American Metropolitan Police Department detective and father who counters threats to his fami ...

novel ''

Cross A cross is a religious symbol consisting of two Intersection (set theory), intersecting Line (geometry), lines, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of t ...

Others

Rakim William Michael Griffin Jr. (born January 28, 1968), better known by his stage name Rakim (), is an American rapper. He is one half of Golden age hip-hop, golden age hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim, with whom he released four albums: ''Paid in Full ...

or Rakim Allah (born 1968), American rapper * R.K.M & Ken-Y member José Nieves originally went by "Rakim" before changing it to avoid confusion with the rapper *

RZA Robert Fitzgerald Diggs (born July 5, 1969), better known by his stage name RZA ( ) or the RZA, is an American rapper, record producer, composer, actor, and filmmaker. He is the '' de facto'' leader of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, having pro ...

, originally went by stagename Prince Rakeem, releasing the 1991 album ''

Ooh I Love You Rakeem ''Ooh I Love You Rakeem'' is an extended play that Robert Diggs released on Tommy Boy Records in 1991 under the name Prince Rakeem. Diggs is best known as RZA, the de facto leader and primary producer of Wu-Tang Clan Wu-Tang Clan is an Am ...

'' under that name *

Rekeem Harper Rekeem Jordan Harper (born 8 March 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Barrow. He represented England up to under-19 level. Born in Birmingham, Harper came through the Academy at West Bromwich Albio ...

, British footballer *

Rahkeem Cornwall Rahkeem Rashawn Shane Cornwall (born 1 February 1993) is an Antiguan cricketer. A right-arm off-break bowler, Cornwall has played for Leeward Islands cricket team and featured in the line-up for the Antigua Hawksbills and the Barbados Royals i ...

, Antiguan cricketer

References

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