Rakim (name)
Rakim or Rakeem is an Arabic-language name, that is commonly given to African American males. It may be influenced by Karim, Rahim, and Hakim.
It may refer to:
In religion
- Al Rakim, a legendary dog that guarded the Seven Sleepers in Islam
People with the given name
- Rakim Allen or PnB Rock, American rapper
- Rakim Cox Canadian football player
- Rakim Hollis American basketball player
- Rakim Jarrett, American football player
- Rakim Mayers or ASAP Rocky, American rapper
- Rakim Sanders, American basketball player
- Rakeem Boyd, American football player
- Rakeem Buckles, American professional basketball player
- Rakeem Cato, American football player
- Rakeem Christmas, American basketball player
- Rakeem Nuñez-Roches, Belizean-American football player
People with the surname
- Mustafa Râkim,, Ottoman calligrapher
- Dionne Rakeem, British singer
Fictional characters
- Rakeem Powell, NYPD Detective in James Patterson's Alex Cross novel ''Cross''
Others
- Rakim or Rakim Allah, American rapper
- R.K.M of the reggaeton duo R.K.M & Ken-Y, who originally went by the name "Rakim", before changing it to avoid confusion with the rapper
- RZA, originally went by stagename Prince Rakeem, releasing the 1991 album Ooh I Love You Rakeem under that name
- Rekeem Harper, British footballer
- Rahkeem Cornwall, Antiguan cricketer