Reem — Name Meaning in Islam

Root: ر-ي-م (r-y-m). Rīm is a simple noun, not a derived form: the pure white gazelle, the one the old dictionaries describe as the whitest of the antelopes of the desert. In classical poetry it is the standard image for a graceful neck and a steady gaze, which is why the word travelled easily into use as a name.

From the same root: rīma (a single white gazelle), ārām (the plural), and a second sense recorded by the lexicographers, rīm meaning a surplus or an excess portion. The verb rāma yarīm means to leave or to budge, and survives mostly in the negative — lā yarīm, he does not stir from his place. Some dictionaries also list a related form under ر-أ-م (r-ʾ-m), used of a she-camel that takes to her calf tenderly, and the two entries sit close enough that lexicographers discuss whether they share an origin.

Spellings: Reem, Rim, Reem (Turkish usage, where it is uncommon), Rim (Indonesian), Reem (Urdu), Rim or Rym (French and Maghrebi), ريم.

Pronunciation: REEM — one syllable, with a long ī held noticeably longer than the English vowel in "ream". The r is tapped once against the ridge behind the teeth.

Masculine counterpart: none in common use.