- Meaning
- One who breaks bread (to share it)
- Arabic
- هاشم
- Say it
- HAA-shim
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- Not in the Quran
About the meaning
The nickname of the Prophet's great-grandfather, who broke bread into broth for the pilgrims in a year of hunger. The Prophet's family, Banu Hashim, is named after him.
Famous people with this name
- Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, great-grandfather of the Prophet
Other spellings
Hashem, Hachem, Haşim
Names from the same root (ه ش م)
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Questions about Hashim
What does Hashim mean?
Hashim means: One who breaks bread (to share it). The nickname of the Prophet's great-grandfather, who broke bread into broth for the pilgrims in a year of hunger. The Prophet's family, Banu Hashim, is named after him.
Is Hashim in the Quran?
No. But a name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good.
Is Hashim a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Hashim is a boy’s name.
How do you write Hashim in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Hashim is written هاشم.