Malay Names · Boy
Halim name meaning
“forbearing; gentle”
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- H
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptحليم
37
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Halim
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Halim is a boy's name from Arabic meaning 'forbearing' or 'gentle'.
What does Halim mean?
About the name Halim
Halim comes from the Arabic adjective ḥalīm, describing someone patient, gentle and tolerant. Al-Halim is one of the names of God in Islam, so the name often appears as Abdul Halim. The feminine form is Halimah.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Syllables | Ha-lim |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with H |
| Arabic script | حليم |
|---|
Compound names with Halim
Sources
- Wiktionary: حليم · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Names with a related meaning
- Ayob♂Name of the prophet Job
- Helmi♂Patient, tolerant
- Sobri♂Patient
- Dawam♂Continuity
- Hilman♂Related to hilm, patience and self-restraint
- Kazim♂One who restrains anger
- Sabar♂Patience
- Sabor♂Habitually patient
- Samud♂Steadfastness, firmness
- Shabery♂Patient
- Abdul Halim♂Servant of forbearing · gentle
- Ahmad Sabri♂Most praiseworthy · patient
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