Halima or Halimah or Halime and Halimeh ( ar, حليمة ) /halima/, pronounced ha-LEE-mah, is a female
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
of Arabic origin meaning forebearing, gentle, mild-mannered and generous. It may refer to:
People with the mononym
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Halimah IV Halima IV, also called Alimah IV (fl. 1792), was the sovereign Sultana regnant of the Anjouan sultanate at Nzwani in the Comoro Islands from 1788 until 1792.
Halima was born to prince Mohamed (d. 1787), the son and designated heir of Sultan Abdall ...
, also called Alimah, the sovereign Sultana regnant of the Anjouan sultanate at Nzwani in the Comoro Islands from 1788 until 1792
* Halima, mononym of American model
Halima Aden
People with the given name
Halima
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Halima (princess), 6th century princess of the Ghassan kingdom
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Halima Aden (born 1997), Somali-American model
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Halima Ahmed
Halima Ahmed ( so, Xaliima Axmed) is a Somali political activist.
Personal life
Ahmed was born in Somalia. For her post-secondary education, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations from the Geneva School of Diplomacy in ...
, Somali political activist
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Halima Bashir
Halima Bashir is the fictitious name of a Sudanese medical doctor, who is the author of '' Tears of the Desert'', a memoir about women's experiences with genocide and war in Darfur. She worked as a doctor in rural Sudan, before being abused at th ...
, author from Darfur
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Halima Chehaima
Halima Chehaima is a Belgian beauty queen who won the title of Miss Brussels 2007. She also won the Miss International Tourism contest in 2007 in Portugal and represented Belgium in Miss World 2007 in China.
In November 2006 the pageant's stee ...
(born 1988), Belgian beauty queen
*Halima ECheikh, later known as
Naama Naama may refer to:
*NAAMA, the National Arab American Medical Association
*Naâma, municipality in Algeria, capital of Naâma Province
*Naâma Province in Algeria
*Naama Bay, resort town in Egypt, just north of Sharm El Sheikh
*Nāma, Pali and San ...
(born 1934), Tunisian singer
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Halima Ferhat
Halima Ferhat (born 1941) is a Moroccan historian, specialist in the Middle Ages of the Maghreb and professor at the Mohammed V University. She was also Director of the Institute of African Studies in Rabat.
Works
Books
* ''Sabta des origines. a ...
(born 1941), Moroccan historian
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Halima Hachlaf
Halima Hachlaf (born 6 September 1988) is a Moroccan runner who specializes in the 800 metres. She is the younger sister of Abdelkader Hachlaf, an international steeplechase athlete. She won silver medals in the 800 m at the Mediterranean G ...
(born 1988), Moroccan runner
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Halima Nosirova
Halima Nosirova or Halima Nasyrova ( uz, Halima Nosirova, Ҳалима Носирова; russian: link=no, Халима Насырова, ''Khalima Nasyrova'') was an Uzbek people, Uzbek singer of Uzbek music. She also started her creative activi ...
(1913-2003), Uzbek singer
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Halima Tayo Alao (born 1956), Nigerian civil servant
Halimah
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Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb
Halimah al-Sa'diyah ( ar, حليمة السعدية), was the foster-mother of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Halimah and her husband were from the tribe of Sa'd b. Bakr, a subdivision of Hawazin (a large North Arabian tribe or group of tribes).
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, the prophet Muhammad's foster mother
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Halimah Ali
Dr. Halimah binti Ali is a Malaysian politician and served as Selangor State Executive Councillor. At the state government level, he is the former Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Tetap Pendidikan, Pendidikan Tinggi dan Modal Insan Kerajaan Negeri Selango ...
, Malaysian politician
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Halimah Nakaayi (born 1994), Ugandan middle-distance runner
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Halimah Mohamed Sadique
Datuk Halimah binti Mohamed Sadique ( Jawi: حليمة بنت محمد صادق; born 2 February 1962) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of National Unity for the second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration unde ...
(born 1962), Malaysian politician
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Halimah Yacob (born 1954), President of Singapore
Halimat
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Halimat Ismaila (born 1984), Nigerian athlete
Halimatu
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Halimatu Ayinde (born 1995), Nigerian footballer
Halime
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Halime Çavuş
Halime Çavuş (1898–1976) (literally "Sergeant Halime", later Halime Kocabıyık) was a Turkish woman, who disguised herself as a man in order to serve in a militia during the Turkish War of Independence.
Life
She was born in Duruçay villa ...
(1898–1976), a Turkish woman, who disguised herself as a man in order to serve in a militia during the Turkish War of Independence
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Halime Hatun (died 1281), possible mother of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire
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Halime Hatun (fictional character), character in Turkish TV series ''
Diriliş: Ertuğrul'', based on the alleged mother of Osman I
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Halime Sultan, a consort of Sultan Mehmed III, and the mother of Sultan Mustafa I and the Valide Sultan as well as a regent of the Ottoman empire
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Halime Zülal Zeren (born 1995), Turkish female swimmer
Halema
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Halema Boland *born 1980), Kuwaiti famous television host
People with the middle name
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Alemshah Halime Begum
Alemshah Beyim (1460-1522) was an Aq Qoyunlu princess. She was the daughter of Uzun Hasan and Despina Khatun, and the mother of Shah Ismayil.
Name
There are different opinions about her real name. It may have been Halima Bey Aga, Alemshah Bey, ...
or Alemshah Beyim (1460-1522), an Aq Qoyunlu princess
People with the surname
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Hadjé Halimé Oumar (1930-2001), Chadian activist, educator, and politician
Places
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Halimeh Jan, also known as Halīmjān and Khalimdzhakh, a village in Blukat Rural District, Rahmatabad and Blukat District, Rudbar County, Gilan Province, Iran
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Kawrat Halimah, a village in Yemen
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