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View Surname: Hakim


HAKIM
SOURCE: Given Name
USAGE: Arabic
Meaning & History
Derived from a given name based on Arabic hakîm, meaning "learned, wise". Al-Hakîm "the all-wise" or "the judge" is an attribute of Allah. It may also be a status name from the Arabic noun hâkim "governor", "judge", or "scholar" or Persian haekim "wise man", "philosopher", or "physician". In the Indian subcontinent it generally is given to a doctor or physician, especially one specializing in traditional herbal remedies and such.
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