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Nazime name meaning

“a woman who arranges or composes verse”

Nazime means a woman who arranges or composes verse. It comes from Arabic nāẓima, the feminine form of nāẓim, and is used as a feminine given name in Türkiye. Nazım belongs to the same word family. The name connects with arranging lines into a poem through meter and rhyme.

Ottoman Turkish
/nazime/
Gender
♀ Girl
Origin
Arabic
Syllables
3
Popularity
#2,071

What does Nazime mean?

A woman who arranges or composes verse

In Turkish: düzenleyen; şiir söyleyen kadın

Nazime brings together the ideas of arrangement and verse composition. Turkish nazım refers to words organised into a measured poetic form, providing the name's literary association. It belongs to the same name family as Nazım, while Nizam is another derivative of the same Arabic root concerned with order.

Origin of the name Nazime

Nazime comes from Arabic nāẓima, the feminine of nāẓim. The word is associated with arranging things and composing words as verse.

Linguistic originArabic
Is Nazime in the Quran?No
Starts withN · Na

How to pronounce Nazime

Syllables3 · 6 letters · 6-letter girl names
IPA/nazime/
Ottoman Turkishناظمه
Arabicناظمة

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Is Nazime a girl’s name?

Yes, Nazime is used mostly as a girl’s name. See all girl names.

Nazime does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 1 people bear it; this is not a national figure.

Spellings and similar names

Spellings covered by this page: Nazıme

Names that sound like Nazime

Names with related meanings

Famous people named Nazime

  • Nazime Mercan Doğan

FAQ about the name Nazime

What is the meaning of Nazime?

Nazime means “a woman who arranges or composes verse”. Nazime comes from Arabic nāẓima, the feminine of nāẓim. The word is associated with arranging things and composing words as verse.

Is Nazime a girl’s name?

Yes, Nazime is used mostly as a girl’s name.

Is Nazime in the Quran?

No. Neither the name Nazime nor its source word occurs in the Quran.

What is the origin of the name Nazime?

Nazime is of Arabic origin.

How many syllables does Nazime have?

Nazime has 3 syllables and 6 letters.

How popular is the name Nazime?

Nazime does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 1 people bear it; this is not a national figure.

What are other spellings of Nazime?

Other spellings: Nazıme.

Famous people named Nazime?

Notable people named Nazime include Nazime Mercan Doğan.

Sources and method

Meanings and origins draw on language sources and name dictionaries; popularity figures come from TÜİK’s address-based population register, and notable people from Wikidata.

Entry ID: nm03701 · Updated 2026-10-24 · How we research names · Report a mistake