HASHIM

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Name: HASHIM

Gender: Masculine

Origin: Asia

Language: Arabic

Thematic: History

Meaning: Hashim (Arabic: هاشم‎) is a common male Arabic given name, which signifies broker or destroyer of evil. The title Hashim was given to 'Amr al-ʻUlā ibn 'Abd Manaf, the great-grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the progenitor of the Banu Hashim clan of the distinguished Quraish tribe in Mecca.

Comments: Hashim (Arabic: هاشم‎) is a common male Arabic given name, which signifies broker or destroyer of evil. The title Hashim was given to 'Amr al-ʻUlā ibn 'Abd Manaf, the great-grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the progenitor of the Banu Hashim clan of the distinguished Quraish tribe in Mecca.