Alim Family History
Alim Name Meaning
Muslim: from the Arabic personal name ʿAlīm meaning ‘wise learned’ or ʿĀlim meaning ‘(religious) scholar’ from the root ʿ-l-m ‘to know’. Al-ʿAlīm ‘the All-Knowing’ is an attribute of Allah also seen in the compound name ʿAbd al-ʿAlīm ʿAbdul-ʿAlīm ‘servant of the All-Knowing’. Compare Aleem .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022