Zaim (name)

Zaim may be a representation of the male Arabic given name Za'im / Zaeim (Arabic: ضعیم / زاعِم/ زاعيم‎), meaning leader, chief. Correspondingly al-Za'im (Arabic: الزعيم‎) means "the leader".[1][2] Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

• Husni al-Za'im (1897–1949), Syrian soldier and politician
• Issam al-Zaim (1940–2007), Syrian economist and politician
• Derviş Zaim (born 1964), Turkish Cypriot novelist and filmmaker
• Alexander Zaim (born 1988), Swedish footballer
• Naureen Zaim (born 1978), American model, actress, artist and boxer

Given names:

• Zaim Başaran (1902-1988), Cappadocian businessman
• Zaim Imamović (musician) (1920–1994), Bosnian singer
• Zaim Imamović (officer) (1961–1995), Bosnian soldier
• Zaim Topčić (1920–1990), Bosnian writer
• Zaim Muzaferija (1923–2003). Bosnian actor and poet

References

1. Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company.
2. S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.