# Rahim

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #39,044

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Arabic.
2. A surname from Arabic.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic رَحِيم (raḥīm, “kind, compassionate”). The surname is predominantly found in Bangladesh.

## Easily confused with
- **RAM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rahim-vs-ram)
- **rim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rahim-vs-rim)
- **rain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rahim-vs-rain)
- **rail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rahim-vs-rail)
- **raid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rahim-vs-raid)
- **Ravi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rahim-vs-ravi)
- **rani** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rahim-vs-rani)
- **Rami** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rahim-vs-rami)
- **rapid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rahim-vs-rapid)
- **ratio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rahim-vs-ratio)
- **Rahul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rahim-vs-rahul)
- **Rohit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rahim-vs-rohit)
- **Rajiv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rahim-vs-rajiv)
- **Rashid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rahim-vs-rashid)
- **rah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rah-vs-rahim)
- **Rafi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafi-vs-rahim)
- **radio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/radio-vs-rahim)
- **rabid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabid-vs-rahim)
- **racism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/racism-vs-rahim)
- **radium** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/radium-vs-rahim)

## Common misspellings (7)
`arhim`, `rahhim`, `rahimm`, `rahmi`, `raihm`, `rhaim`, `rrahim`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rahim