Kareem - Meaning of Kareem

What does Kareem mean?

[ 2 syll. ka-ree(m), kar-e-em ] The baby boy name Kareem is pronounced as Kaa-RIY-M †. Kareem is largely used in the Arabic and English languages. Its origin is Arabic. Kareem is a variant spelling of the name Karim (Arabic and English).

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Kareem is a rather popular baby boy name. The name rose in popularity during the 1970s; before that, it was of infrequent use only. Its usage peaked modestly in 1977 with 0.026% of baby boys being given the name Kareem. It was #367 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a loss in popularity since then. In 2018, its usage was 0.018% and its ranking #693, but it was nonetheless the most regularly used among all boy names in its family.

Baby names that sound like Kareem include Karim (Arabic and English), Karam (Arabic), Karan (English and Indian), Karman, Karmee, Karmey, Karmi, Karmie, Karmy, Karna (Indian), Karnee, Karney, Karni, Karnie, Karny, Karun, Kearnee, Kearney (English), Kearni, and Kearnie.

† Pronunciation for Kareem: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)"

A famous person named Kareem is Basketball Player, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, born Ferdinand Lewis 'Lew' Alcindor April 16, 1947, New York City, New York.



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