The name is most likely derived from the Arabic root H26-SH-M meaning “breaker or pulverizer.” This was a sobriquet for Hāshim ibn ‘Abd Manāf (circ. 5th-century C.E.) who was the great-grandfather of the Prophet Muhammad and found of the Banu Hashim tribe. Borne ‘Amr al-‘Ulā, ot is said he took this name because he used to break up his bread to share in a broth among pilgrims to Mecca and he is also said to have saved the poeple of Mecca from a famine by breaking up his bread into tiny crumbs.
Another transliteration is Hasheem
Currently, Hashim is the 436th Most Popular Male Name in England & Wales (2018).
Other forms include:
- HIashim ХӀашим (Chechen)
- Haysim (Indonesian)
- Hashem هاشم (Persian)
- Haşim (Turkish)
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