Nadeem

Nadeem (also spelled Nadim or Nedim) is an Arabic masculine given name. It means "companion", "confidant" or "friend".
The name is common among many communities, including Christians, Muslims and Jews, in the greater Middle East, the Balkans, and South Asia.
People with the given name
Nadeem
Nadeem (born 1941), Pakistani film actor
Nadeem Abbasi (born 1968), former Pakistani cricketer
Nadeem Ahmad, Pakistani army general
Nadeem Ahmed (born 1987), Hong Kong cricketer
Nadeem Aslam (born 1966), British novelist of Pakistani origin
Nadeem Ghauri (born 1962), former Pakistani cricketer
Nadeem Karim (born 1989), Iraqi footballer
Nadeem Khan (born 1969), former Pakistani cricketer
Nadeem Baig (born 1971), Pakistani film director
Nadeem Malik (born 1982), English cricketer
Nadeem Malik (Pakistani journalist) (born 1968), Pakistani journalist
Nadeem Saifi, Indian music director
Nadeem Shahid (born 1969), English first-class cricketer
Nadeem Siddique (born 1977), British Pakistani boxer
Nadeem Taj (born 1953), Pakistani general
Nadim
Nadim Abbas (born 1980), Hong Kong artist
Nadim al-Jabiri (born 1959), Iraqi politician
Nadim al-Pachachi (1914–1976), Iraqi Secretary-General of OPEC
Nadim Asfar (born 1976), Lebanese photographer and filmmaker
Nadim Barghouthi (born 1989), Palestinian footballer
Nadim Gemayel (born 1982), Lebanese MP
Nadim Karam (born 1957), Lebanese artist
Nadim Kassar (born 1964), Lebanese businessman
Nadim Kobeissi (born 1990), Lebanese-Canadian computer programmer and security researcher
Nadim Nassar, Syrian priest
Nadim Sabagh (born 1985), Syrian footballer
Nadim Sadek (born 1962), Irish-Egyptian entrepreneur
Nadim Sawalha (born 1935), English actor
Nedim
First name
Nedîm (1681–1730), Ottoman Turkish poet
Nedim Dal (born 1975), Bosnian-born Turkish national basketball player
Nedim Đedović (born 1997), Bosnian basketball player
Nedim Doğan (born 1943), Turkish football player
Nedim Durić (born 1993), Bosnian football player
Nedim Günar (1932–2011), Turkish football player
Nedim Gürsel (born 1951), Turkish writer
Nedim Halilović (born 1979), Bosnian footballer
Nedim Hasanbegović (born 1988), German footballer of Bosnian descent
Nedim Imac (1966–2007), Turkish-Dutch businessman and sports executive
Nedim Jusufbegović (born 1974), Bosnian football manager and former player
Nedim Kufi (born 1962), Iraqi-Dutch visual artist
Nedim Nišić (born 1984), Bosnian-American Olympic swimmer
Nedim Ökmen (1908–1967), Turkish economist and politician
Nedim Şener (born 1966), Turkish writer and journalist
Nedim Tutić (born 1968), Bosnian former football player
Nedim Yücel (born 1979), Turkish basketball player
Middle name
Mahmud Nedim Pasha (1818–1883), Ottoman Turkish statesman
Mahmut Nedim Hendek (1880–1920), Ottoman Turkish military officer
People with the surname
Nadeem
Ahmed Nadeem (born 1976), United Arab Emirati cricketer
Aida Nadeem (born 1965), Iraqi musician
Francis Nadeem (1955–2020), Pakistani priest
Khan Muttaqi Nadeem (1940–2006), Pakistani lawyer
Muhammad Nadeem, Pakistani field hockey player
Razaq Nadeem, Pakistani murderer
Savera Nadeem, Pakistani television actor
Shahbaz Nadeem (born 1989), Indian cricketer
Shahid Nadeem (born 1947), Pakistani journalist, playwright, screenwriter, director, human rights activist
Waheed Nadeem (born 1987), Afghan footballer
Nadim
Dinanath Nadim (1916–1988), Kashmiri poet
Laksamana Hang Nadim, 16th century Malaysian warrior
Nadia Nadim (born 1988), Afghanistan–born Danish footballer
See also
Nadim al-Maghrebi, a Muslim militant organization which seeks to remove Ceuta and Melilla from Spanish rule
Nadeem Commando, Pakistani militant organisation
Nadeem-Shravan, Indian musical duo (Nadeem Saifi and Shravan Rathod)
Ibn al-Nadim, 10th-century Arabic author of Kitāb al-Fihrist (“The Book Catalogue”).
References
Arabic-language masculine given names
Bosniak masculine given names
Bosnian masculine given names
Indian masculine given names
Masculine given names
Pakistani masculine given names
Turkish masculine given names