Hatim

Hatim meaning

Hatim (حاتم) is a Muslim boy's name of Arabic origin (Urdu usage).

A judge, one who decides; also a name for the crow

Also used to mean: generous

Hatim (حاتم) is Arabic ḥātim, from the root ḥ-t-m, "to decree or make binding". Lane's lexicon defines it as a judge, one who pronounces a decision, and records an old second sense: the crow, whose cry the pre-Islamic Arabs heard as a sign of parting. The name's fame comes from Hatim al-Tai, a pre-Islamic chief of the Tayy tribe whose generosity became proverbial; Indian audiences know him from Urdu tales and the television series Hatim. That is why name lists give "generous" alongside "judge". The generous sense belongs to the man, not the word.

Source: Lane, An Arabic–English Lexicon (1863–93), Book I, Part 2 (1865), p. 511 · entry ḥātim (حَاتِمٌ), root ḥ-t-m · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ḥātim, Book I p. 511

Famous namesakes

• Hatim al-Tai, pre-Islamic Arab poet famed for generosity

Spellings

Hatim · Hatem · Haatim

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