Rakim (name)
Appearance
Rakim or Rakeem is an Arabic-language name, that is commonly given to African American males. It may be influenced by Karim, Rahim, and Hakim.[1][2]
It may refer to:
In religion
[edit]- Al Rakim, a legendary dog that guarded the Seven Sleepers in Islam
People with the given name
[edit]- 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 or ASAP Rocky (born 1988), American rapper
- Rakim Sanders (born 1989), American basketball player
- Rakeem Boyd (born 1998), American football player
- Rakeem Buckles (born 1990), American professional basketball player
- Rakeem Cato (born 1992), American football player
- Rakeem Christmas (born 1991), American basketball player
- Rakeem Nuñez-Roches (born 1993), Belizean-American football player
People with the surname
[edit]- Mustafa Râkim, (1757–1826), Ottoman calligrapher
- Dionne Rakeem, British singer
Fictional characters
[edit]- Rakeem Powell, NYPD Detective in James Patterson's Alex Cross novel Cross
Others
[edit]- Rakim 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, originally went by stagename Prince Rakeem, releasing the 1991 album Ooh I Love You Rakeem under that name
- Rekeem Harper, British footballer
- Rahkeem Cornwall, Antiguan cricketer
References
[edit]- ^ "Rakim Name Meaning - What does Rakim mean?". Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "Rakeem - Meaning of name Rakeem at BabyNames.com". www.babynames.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.