Wasim
Fewer than three dozen men in Poland carry it, so most Poles have never met one. The name is Arabic and means "handsome".
Wasim Pronunciation
Wasim is pronounced VAH-sheem (/ˈvaɕim/).
What Wasim means
Where Wasim comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Wasim comes from Arabic, where it means handsome. The word belongs to a family built on the root w-s-m, which gives wasm, a mark or brand, and wisam, a medal worn on the chest. Good looks and marked distinction grow from the same three letters.
The most documented bearer is Wasim Akram, the Pakistani fast bowler born in 1966. He took more than 900 international wickets. He made the name known on cricket grounds far past Lahore. For millions the name means a left-arm delivery before it means a line in a dictionary.
In a Polish szkoła the name arrives with no diminutive to soften it. No Wasimek appears on the register. The related-forms column stays empty, so the plain form does all the work. The Polish gloss holds steady: przystojny.
How many people are named Wasim
1 in 688587 men in Poland is named Wasim. 31 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #7407 among male names.
Wasim as a middle name
Wasim is a first name for 31 men in Poland and a middle name for another 5, an 86/14 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 5104th, between Wasilij (5) and Wenencjusz (5).
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#5102 Washington5
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#5103 Wasilij5
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#5104 Wasim5
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#5105 Wenencjusz5
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#5106 Wesam5