Nadeem (also spelled Nadim or Nedim; ar, نديم) is an Arabic masculine given name. It means "best friend of the drinker" "companion", "confidant" or "friend". Originates from the plural word "Nadama""نَدامَى" which means, drink to forget. Nadim is the pourer of wine, the best friend. The name is common among many communities, including Christians,

Muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

s and Jews, in the greater Middle East, the Balkans, and South Asia. Arabic literature definition and origin: "النَّدِيم : المصاحبُ على الشراب المسامرُ والجمع : نِدَام، ونُدَماءُ" https://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85/

People with the given name

Nadeem

* Nadeem Abbasi (born 1968), former Pakistani cricketer * Nadeem Ahmad, Pakistani army general * Nadeem Ahmed (born 1987), Hong Kong cricketer * Nadeem Aslam (born 1966), British novelist of Pakistani origin * Nadeem Baig (born 1941), film actor, producer, singer *

Nadeem Ghauri Mohammad Nadeem Ghauri (, born 12 October 1962) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in one Test matches and six One Day Internationals (ODI) in 1990. Playing career Ghauri was born in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Ghouri's only Test match ...

(born 1962), former Pakistani cricketer *

Nadeem Karim Nadim Karim Mohaisen Al-Magsoosi commonly known as Nadim Karim ( ar, نديم كريم المحيسن المقصوصي; born 1 January 1989) is an Iraqi footballer who plays for Al-Minaa in the Iraqi Premier League. Info A midfielder that blosso ...

(born 1989), Iraqi footballer * Nadeem Khan (born 1969), former Pakistani cricketer * Nadeem Malik (born 1982), English cricketer * Nadeem Malik (Pakistani journalist) (born 1968), Pakistani journalist *

Nadeem Saifi Nadeem (also spelled Nadim or Nedim; ar, نديم) is an Arabic masculine given name. It means "best friend of the drinker" "companion", "confidant" or "friend". Originates from the plural word "Nadama""نَدامَى" which means, drink to forg ...

, Indian music director * Nadeem Shahid (born 1969), English first-class cricketer * Nadeem Siddique (born 1977), British Pakistani boxer *

Nadeem Taj Lieutenant General Nadeem Taj , HI(M) (born 29 April 1953) is a retired three-star general in the Pakistan Army who served as its Adjutant General (AG) in the GHQ.Shakil Shaikh"Lt-Gen Khalid Nawaz to head 10-Corps"''The News'', 29 April 2010 Pre ...

(born 1953), Pakistani general

Nadim

Nadim Abbas Nadim Abbas (born 1980 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong installation artist. Biography Abbas received his BFA from London's Chelsea College of Art & Design and MPhil from the University of Hong Kong Department of Comparative Literature. He teaches ...

(born 1980), Hong Kong artist * Nadim al-Jabiri (born 1959), Iraqi politician * Nadim al-Pachachi (1914–1976), Iraqi Secretary-General of OPEC *

Nadim Asfar Nadim Asfar (born in 1976 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a French-Lebanese photographer and filmmaker. He currently lives and works between Paris and Beirut. He studied cinematography at the Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts ALBA Beirut and then photogr ...

(born 1976), Lebanese photographer and filmmaker *

Nadim Barghouthi Nadim Barghouthi ( ar, نديم البرغوثي) is a Palestinian footballer who plays his club football for Shabab Al-Khaleel. He is primarily used as a centre-back and was called up for Palestine's 2010 AFC Challenge Cup campaign where he ma ...

(born 1989), Palestinian footballer * Nadim Gemayel (born 1982), Lebanese MP *

Nadim Karam Nadim Karam ( ar, نديم كرم); (born 1957) is a multidisciplinary Lebanese artist and architect who fuses his artistic output with his background in architecture to create large-scale urban art projects in different cities of the world. H ...

(born 1957), Lebanese artist *

Nadim Kassar Nadim Kassar is a Lebanese businessman who has served as general manager of Fransabank. Background Nadim Kassar was born in Beirut in May 1964 .His grandfather Wafic Kassar was a judge who became his country's ambassador to Pakistan followed by ...

(born 1964), Lebanese businessman *

Nadim Kobeissi Nadim Kobeissi ( ar, نديم قبيسي; born 28 September 1990) is a French-Lebanese computer science researcher specialized in applied cryptography. He is the author of Cryptocat, an open-source encrypted web chat client. Kobeissi is also known ...

(born 1990), Lebanese-Canadian computer programmer and security researcher *

Nadim Nassar The Revd Nadim Nassar (born 1964) is a Syrian-British Anglican priest, who is the Executive Director and Founder of the Awareness Foundation. He established the Awareness Foundation in 2003 with Bishop Michael Marshall in response to the growing ...

, Syrian priest *

Nadim Sabagh Nadim Sabagh ( ar, نديم صباغ; born August 4, 1985 in Latakia, Syria) is a Syrian people, Syrian Association football, footballer. He currently plays for Tishreen SC, Tishreen, which competes in the Syrian Premier League the top division i ...

(born 1985), Syrian footballer *

Nadim Sadek Nadim Sadek (born October 1962) is a UK-resident, Irish-Egyptian marketing-entrepreneur and published author. Sadek was born to an Egyptian father (Fernando Habib Sadek 1928–2005) who worked as an epidemiologist with the World Health Organiza ...

(born 1962), Irish-Egyptian entrepreneur * Nadim Sawalha (born 1935), English actor

Nedim

* Mahmud Nedim Pasha (1818–1883), Ottoman Turkish statesman *

Mahmut Nedim Hendek Mahmut Nedim Hendek (1880; Caucasus – 21 April 1920; Hendek) was an officer of the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army. He was born to an ethnic Circassians, Circassian family which later fled Russia to the Ottoman Empire. Hendek's birth name was ...

(1880–1920), Ottoman Turkish military officer * Nedîm (1681–1730), Ottoman Turkish poet *

Nedim Dal Nedim Dal (born Edin Delić; on 3 May 1975) is a retired Turkish basketball player. He stands 2.14 m tall and played as a center. He holds Turkish and Bosnian citizenships and played for Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Re ...

(born 1975), Bosnian-born Turkish national basketball player * Nedim Doğan (born 1943), Turkish football player * Nedim Durić (born 1993), Bosnian footballer * Nedim Günar (1932–2011), Turkish football player *

Nedim Gürsel Nedim Gürsel (born 5 April 1951 in Gaziantep) is a Turkish writer. In the late 1960s, he published novellas and essays in Turkish magazines. After graduating from Galatasaray High School in 1970, he studied at the Sorbonne. In 1974, he graduated ...

(born 1951), Turkish writer *

Nedim Halilović Nedim Halilović (born 1 July 1979, in Brčko) is a retired Bosnian-Herzegovinian international football player. Club career Nedim Halilović has played for NK Varteks in the Croatian First League. Prior to this, Halilović was active in the P ...

(born 1979), Bosnian footballer *

Nedim Hasanbegović Nedim Hasanbegović (born 22 April 1988 in Sarajevo) is a German footballer who last played as a midfielder for SC Weiche Flensburg 08 SC Weiche Flensburg 08 is a German association football club from the Weiche suburb of Flensburg, Schleswig ...

(born 1988), German footballer of Bosnian descent * Nedim Imac (1966–2007), Turkish-Dutch businessman and sports executive *

Nedim Jusufbegović Nedim Jusufbegović (born 30 September 1974) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Bosnian Premier League club Velež Mostar. Club career Jusufbegović was born in Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia, present-d ...

(born 1974), Bosnian football manager and former player *

Nedim Kufi Nedim Kufi (also known as Nadem al-Kufi), born 1962 in Baghdad), is an Iraqi-Dutch multi disciplinary visual artist. He is primarily known for conceptual art that explores themes such as war, political conflict, exile, loss, and historical memor ...

(born 1962), Iraqi-Dutch visual artist *

Nedim Nišić Nedim Nišić (born March 7, 1984) is a Bosnian American Olympic swimmer. He was a member of Bosnian Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. He graduated from Cleveland State University, in Cleveland, Ohio. He currently li ...

(born 1984), Bosnian-American Olympic swimmer *

Nedim Tutić Nedim Tutić (born 17 July 1968) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player and current manager of Othellos Athienou. Club career Tutić played for Liria Prizren and FK Sloboda Užice in the Yugoslav Second League, and wi ...

(born 1968), Bosnian former football player *

Nedim Yücel Nedim Yücel is a Turkish professional basketball player. He currently plays for Darüşşafaka & Doğuş. He studied at Anadolu University Anadolu University ( tr, Anadolu Üniversitesi) is a public university in Eskişehir, Turkey. The univ ...

(born 1979), Turkish basketball player *

Nedim Đedović Nedim Đedović (born February 16, 1997) is a Bosnian professional basketball player who last played for Sáenz Horeca Araberri of the LEB Oro. He is a 205 cm tall small forward. He is the younger brother of basketball player Nihad Đedovi� ...

(born 1997), Bosnian basketball player * Nedim Şener (born 1966), Turkish writer and journalist

People with the surname

Nadeem

Ahmed Nadeem Ahmed Nadeem (born 26 October 1976) is a United Arab Emirati cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler,

(born 1976), United Arab Emirati cricketer * Aida Nadeem (born 1965), Iraqi musician *

Francis Nadeem Father Francis Nadeem (October 27, 1955 – July 3, 2020) was a Franciscan Capuchin priest working in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore in Pakistan. Early life He was born in Gujranwala on October 27, 1955. In 1970 he joined the St. Mar ...

(1955–2020), Pakistani priest *

Khan Muttaqi Nadeem Khan Muttaqi Nadeem (Urdu خان مطقی ندیم) (8 March 1940 – July 2006) was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, and was an advocate lawyer, poet and author. Education and work Khan Muttaqi Nadeem had an LLB and LLM degree from isl ...

(1940–2006), Pakistani lawyer *

Muhammad Nadeem Muhammad Nadeem Ahmed (also ''Muhammad Nadeem'', ur, محمد ندیم احمد; born 5 March 1972 in Gojra, Punjab) is a retired Pakistani field hockey player. He represented Pakistan in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004), and h ...

, Pakistani field hockey player *

Razaq Nadeem Nadeem Razaq (died 2016) was a Hong Kong resident of Pakistani origin who was convicted of the March 2008 murders of three prostitutes in Hong Kong. In 2016, Razaq died from suicide by hanging. Early life Razaq was born in Pakistan, and came ...

, Pakistani murderer * Savera Nadeem, Pakistani television actor * Shahbaz Nadeem (born 1989), Indian cricketer * Shahid Nadeem (born 1947), Pakistani journalist, playwright, screenwriter, director, human rights activist * Waheed Nadeem (born 1987), Afghan footballer

Nadim

Dinanath Nadim Dinanath Kaul "Nadim" (1916–1988) was a prominent Kashmiri poet of the 20th century. He was born on 18 March 1916 in Srinagar city and with him began an era of modern Kashmiri poetry. He also virtually led the progressive writers movement in ...

(1916–1988), Kashmiri poet * Laksamana Hang Nadim, 16th century Malaysian warrior * Nadia Nadim (born 1988), Afghanistan–born Danish footballer

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