Hakim (name)

The name "Hakim," commonly used among African American communities, can be traced etymologically to the Hebrew infinitive noun הָקִים (haqim). In Hebrew, הָקִים derives from the verb root קוּם (qum), meaning "to arise" or "to stand." The verb in its various forms has multiple meanings, all centered around the concept of raising, establishing, and setting up. The form הָקִים, in particular, carries the following definitions:

• Set up, erect: Refers to physically raising or constructing something, like a structure.
• Raise: Can imply lifting up or elevating either in a literal or figurative sense.
• Establish: To found or create something, often used in the context of founding institutions or nations.
• Put into effect: To implement or bring something into action, often relating to laws, commands, or principles.
• Appoint: Assigning or selecting someone for a particular position or responsibility.
• Cause to rebel [נגד = "against"]: This refers to inciting or provoking rebellion or resistance, often used in a political or social context.

The modern Arabic meaning of "Hakim" as "wise" or "judicious" is a later invention and stems from a corrupt derivative of the Hebrew word חָכָם (Khakham), meaning "wise." This Arabic adaptation is not related to the word הָקִים or its root קוּם. The Hebrew origin of the name focuses on themes of action, establishment, and leadership, whereas the Arabic meaning represents a shift away from this original etymological connection.

Therefore, the name "Hakim" in its Hebrew context signifies someone who is involved in building, raising up, and establishing, aligning with the powerful notions of empowerment and agency. It is important to distinguish between these different etymological roots, as the Hebrew meaning reflects a more foundational and action-oriented significance.

Hakim or Al-Hakim (commonly Arabic: حكيم ḥakīm "wise" or Arabic: حاکم ḥākem "ruler") is a masculine given name. Its Anglicized variant, especially in the United States, is Hakeem.

• Samir Geagea, known as al-Hakim, leader of the Lebanese Forces party
• George Habash, known as al-Hakim, founder of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

• Hakim Noor-ud-Din
• Hakim Abdul Aziz
• Hakim Habibur Rahman
• Hakim Mohammed Said
• Hakim Syed Karam Husain
• Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman

• Abu Abdullah al-Hakim Nishapuri (933–1012), Sunni scholar and traditionist of Khorasan
• Abdel-Aziz al-Hakim (1953–2009), Iraqi cleric and politician
• Sulayman ibn al-Hakam (died 1016), Umayyad ruler of Córdoba
• Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898–1987), Egyptian dramatist, novelist and thinker

• Al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi (c. 755 – 869), Sunni jurist and traditionist of Khorasan
• Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (985–1021), Fatimid caliph (r. 996–1021)
• Hakim (Egyptian singer) (born 1962), Egyptian sha'abi singer
• Al-Hakam I (died 822), Emir of Córdoba
• Al-Hakam II (915–976), Ruler of Córdoba
• Hakeem Adeniji (born 1997), American football player
• Hakim Adi (living), British historian and scholar
• Al-Hakam ibn Abi al-'As (c. 600), father of Umayyad caliph Marwan I and uncle of Uthman ibn Affan
• Hakim Bey, pseudonym of Peter Lamborn Wilson (1945-2022), American writer
• Abdul Hakim Sani Brown (born 1999), Japanese runner of sprint
• Hakim ibn Hizam (fl. 600s), Meccan merchant
• Hakeem Jeffries (born 1970), American Congressman
• Hakeem Nicks, (born 1988), American football player
• Hakeem Noor-ud-Din (c. 1841 – 1914), Ahmadiyya leader and companion of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
• Hakeem Femi Gbajabiamila (born 1962), Nigerian politician
• Hakeem Olajuwon (born 1963), Nigerian-American retired basketball player
• Hakim Rawther (died 2013), Indian director and actor of Malayalam films
• Hakeem Seriki (born 1979), American rapper better known as Chamillionaire
• Hakim Toumi (born 1961), Algerian retired hammer thrower
• Hakim Abol Qasim Ferdowsi Tusi (940–1020), Persian poet and author of the epic Shahnameh better known as Ferdowsi
• Hakeem Valles, (born 1992), American football player
• Hakim Warrick (born 1982), American basketball player
• Hakim Ali Zardari (1930–2011), Pakistani tribal leader and father of former President Asif Ali Zardari
• Hakim Ziyech (born 1993), Moroccan footballer

• Abdo Hakim (born 1973), Lebanese actor and voice actor
• Ayala Hakim, director of the technology division of Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank, Israel, previously Brigadier-general of the Israeli Defence Forces
• Az-Zahir Hakim (born 1977), American football coach and former player, older brother of Saalim Hakim
• André Hakim (1915–1980), Egyptian-born film producer for 20th Century Fox, brother of Robert and Raymond Hakim
• Christine Hakim (born 1956), Indonesian actress, film producer, activist
• Imani Hakim (born 1993), American actress
• James Gita Hakim (1954–2021), South Sudanese-Ugandan internist, clinical epidemiologist, cardiologist, researcher
• Maximos II Hakim (c. 1689 – 1761), patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1760 to 1761
• Maximos V Hakim (1908–2001), patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church from 1967 to 2000
• Nadey Hakim (born 1958), British surgeon
• Nasser Hakim (born 1960), Lebanese-born Curaçaoan businessman and politician
• Noel Hakim (born 1972), Franco-Lebanese Banker
• Naji Hakim (born 1955), the Lebanese-born composer and organist at the Église de la Sainte-Trinité, Paris
• Omar Hakim (born 1959), American drummer
• Peter Hakim, American economist of Lebanese descent
• Robert and Raymond Hakim (1907–1992) and (1909–1980), Egyptian-born, European film producers, brothers of André Hakim
• Saalim Hakim (born 1990), American football player, younger brother of Az-Zahir Hakim
• Weli-Ahmed Hakim, Finnish Tatar Imam
• Yalda Hakim, Australian journalist
• Hakim family of Iraqi Shiite clerics:
  • Muhsin al-Hakim (1889–1970), the spiritual leader of the Shia world between 1955 and 1970
  • Muhammad Saeed al-Hakim (born 1936), Shiite cleric
  • Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim (1939–2003), Shiite cleric
  • Abdul Aziz al-Hakim (1953–2009), Shiite cleric and politician
  • Ammar al-Hakim (born 1971), Shiite cleric and politician

• Doctor Hakim, a character in the 2021 video game It Takes Two

• All pages with titles containing Hakim
• Akim (disambiguation)
• Hakim (disambiguation)
• Al-Hakam (disambiguation)

 

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