Abdul Rahim as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Abdul Rahim

What is the meaning of the name Abdul Rahim ?

The baby name Abdul Rahim is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ab-DUL rah-HEEM (IPA: /æbˈdʊl ræˈhiːm/; Classical Arabic: ʕabd al-raˈhiːm).

Abdul Rahim is Arabic in Origin.

Abdul Rahim is a theophoric Arabic compound meaning “servant of the Most Merciful,” built from ‘Abd “servant” + al-Rahim, one of the 99 Divine Names (the Ever-Merciful). In Arabic: عبد الرحيم. Because r is a sun letter, the article assimilates in careful pronunciation to Abd ar-Rahim; hence forms such as Abd ar-Rahim, Abdur Rahim, Abdurrahim, Abdelrahim, Abderrahim, Abdul Raheem, and Persian Abdorrahim. In Malay and Indonesian, Abd Rahim and Abdul Rahim are common spellings.

Used across the Muslim world since early Islam, the name appears in records from the Maghreb to South and Central Asia. A notable bearer is the Mughal statesman-poet Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan (1556–1627), remembered simply as Rahim in Hindi literature. Modern usage remains strong in Arab countries, Sudan, the Levant, Turkey, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Southeast Asia. Everyday shortenings include Rahim or A. R., though “Abdul Rahim” is theologically a unit.