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View Name: Hashim


HASHIM
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Arabic
OTHER SCRIPTS: هاشم (Arabic)
Meaning & History
Means "crusher, breaker" in Arabic. This was the nickname of a great-grandfather of the Prophet Muhammad. He acquired this nickname because of his practice of crumbling bread and giving it to pilgrims.
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