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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Muslim : from an Arabic personal name, ̣Hātim, literally ‘decisive’ or ‘determined’. ̣Hātim al-Tā‛iy (died 605) was a personage living in Arabia immediately before the rise of Islam, famous for his benevolence and hospitality. The name is popular throughout the Muslim world.
  • Dutch : habitational name from a place in Gelderland.

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