Kareem (alternatively spelled Karim or Kerim) (Arabic: کریم) is a given name and surname of Arabic origin that means "Dignified". It comes from the root "Karama (كرامة)" which means "Dignity". It is also one of the Names of God in Islam in the Quran.
| Gender | Male (Female: Karima) |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic |
| Meaning | Generous, Noble, Honorable |
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Given name edit
Karim edit
- Karim Abdel Aziz, Egyptian actor
- Karim Abdul-Jabbar (later known as Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar), American football player
- Prince Karim Aga Khan, Imām of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims
- Karim Valiyev, Azerbaijani General
- Karim Ansarifard, Iranian football player
- Karim Azizou, Moroccan footballer
- Karim Bagheri, Iranian footballer
- Karim Bangoura, Guinean diplomat
- Karim Benounes, Algerian footballer
- Karim Benzema, French footballer
- Karim Boudiaf, Algerian-Qatari footballer
- Karim Dahou, Moroccan footballer
- Karim Djeballi, French footballer
- Karim Haggui, Tunisian footballer
- Karim Garcia, baseball player
- Karim Gazzetta (1995–2022), Swiss footballer
- Karim Haddad, Lebanese composer
- Karim Keïta, Malian politician
- Karim Kerkar, Algerian footballer
- Karim Khan Zand, Iranian king
- Karim Kharbouch, Moroccan-American rapper whose stage name is French Montana
- Karim Khodapanahi, Iranian politician
- Karim Laribi, Italian footballer
- Karim Matmour, Algerian footballer
- Karim Maroc, Algerian footballer
- Karim Masimov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
- Karim Noureldin, Swiss artist
- Karim Pakradouni, Lebanese-Armenian Christian politician and government minister
- Karim Prince, American actor
- Karim Rashid, Egyptian industrial designer
- Karim Saab, Venezuelan footballer
- Karim Saidi, Tunisian footballer
- Karim Salman, Iraqi footballer
- Karim Tulaganov, Uzbek boxer
- Karim Van Overmeire, Belgian politician
- Karim Zeroual, British actor
- Karim Ziani, Algerian footballer
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- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born 1947), American basketball player
- Kareem Amer (born c. 1984), Egyptian blogger
- Kareem Burke (born 1974), American entrepreneur and record executive
- Kareem Campbell (born 1973), American skateboarder
- Kareem Dennis (born 1986), British rapper performing as Lowkey
- Kareem Ennab (born 1987), Jordanian swimmer
- Kareem Hunt (born 1995), American football player
- Kareem Jackson (born 1988), American football player
- Kareem Kelly (born 1981), American football player
- Kareem Maddox (born 1989), American basketball player
- Kareem McKenzie (born 1979), American football player
- Kareem Moses (born 1990), Trinidadian footballer
- Kareem Orr (born 1997), American football player
- Kareem Rush (born 1980), American basketball player
- Kareem Serageldin, American banking executive convicted of fraud
Surname edit
Karim edit
- Aasif Karim, Kenyan cricketer
- Afsir Karim, Indian Army general and military scholar
- Bavand Karim, Iranian-American filmmaker
- Jawed Karim, co-founder of YouTube
- Mahmoud Karim, Egyptian squash player
- Manzoor Ul Karim, Chief National Commissioner of the Bangladesh Scouts and government official
- Mohammed Karim, Egyptian film director
- Mosharraf Karim, Bangladeshi actor
- Mona Karim, Lebanese actress
- Musharraf Karim, Bangladeshi writer
- Persis Karim, American poet, editor, educator
- Rashid Karim, Bangladeshi novelist
- Saba Karim, Indian cricketer
- Sajjad Karim, British Member of the European Parliament
- Youssra Karim, Moroccan para-athlete
Kareem edit
- Khalid Kareem (born 1998), American football player
- Yaqub Kareem, Nigerian boxer
Fictional characters edit
- Karim family in the BBC soap opera EastEnders
- Kareem Said, a Muslim prisoner in the TV series Oz
- Kareem, played by Rodney Sinclair in the British web series Corner Shop Show
- Karim, in the video game Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
- Karim Bouchtat, a recurring character in the Channel 4 series My Mad Fat Diary
- Karim Denz, a heist crew member in the video game Grand Theft Auto V
- Kareem (Marvel Cinematic Universe), in the Disney+ series Ms. Marvel
See also edit
- All pages with titles beginning with Kareem
- All pages with titles containing Kareem
- Karie (name)
- Abdul Karim (disambiguation), Arabic theophoric name
- Karimov, Russianized surname
- Kerimov, Russianized surname
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