Qasim

Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic, Urdu
Scripts قاسم (Arabic, Urdu)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈqaː.sim/ (Arabic) [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "one who divides goods among people" in Arabic, derived from قسم (qasama) meaning "to divide, to distribute" [1] [2] . This was the name of a son of the Prophet Muhammad who died while young.

Related Names

Rootqasama
VariantsKasim, Kassim, Qasem (Arabic)
Other Languages & CulturesQasım (Azerbaijani) Kasim (Bosnian) Ghasem, Qasem (Persian) Kasım (Turkish)
Surname DescendantQasim (Arabic)
Same SpellingQasım

Popularity

People think this name is

classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong refined strange serious
  1. Ahmed, Salahuddin. A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New York University, 1999, page 161.
  2. Wehr, Hans. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Spoken Language Services, 1979, page 893.

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