Given name · also Turkish
Asım
“protector”
Asım is a masculine given name from Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Arabic. It is used in Turkish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Asım goes back to Arabic عَاصِم, meaning “protector.”
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Where it comes from
Asım comes from Ottoman Turkish, and ultimately from Arabic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Ottoman Turkish عاصم, from Arabic عَاصِم (“protector”); its root is Arabic ع ص م.
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Asım’s family of names
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The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Asım
- Asım Orhan BarutTurkish-American theoretical physicist (1926–1994)
- Asım ParsTurkish basketball player (1976–2024)
- Asım Can GündüzTurkish guitarist (1955–2016)
- Asım GündüzTurkish general and statesperson (1880–1942)
- Asım BezirciTurkish art critic and writer (1927–1993)
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