Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Haşim

Haşim /haˈʃim/ ASCII Hasim

“crusher, breaker”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
H
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Haşim?

Haşim

IPA /haˈʃim/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Haşim mean?

Haşim is a male name from Arabic hāšim ‘crusher, breaker’. According to Nişanyan Adlar, Hashim ibn ʿAbd Manāf was the great-grandfather of the Prophet Muhammad and the founder of the Hashimite line.1

What is Haşim made of?

Haşim is a single Arabic root: Haşim (crusher, breaker).

Haşim root Haşim crusher, breaker ARABIC hāšim “crusher, breaker” Haşim Haşim root crusher, breaker hāšim ARABIC “crusher, breaker”
Haşim: parts and root words
  • hāšim Arabic — crusher, breaker1

How was the name Haşim formed?

Haşim is the word Haşim (“crusher, breaker”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Who are some well-known people named Haşim?

  1. Ahmet Haşim writer 1884–1933

People surnamed Haşim as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

Is Haşim also a first name?

Yes. Haşim is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “crusher, breaker”.

Haşim as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Haşim written and pronounced abroad?

In records outside Turkey the name usually appears as Hasim: ş becomes s (German records sometimes sch).

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Haşim accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Haşim

Q1

What does the surname Haşim mean?

Haşim is a male name from Arabic hāšim ‘crusher, breaker’. According to Nişanyan Adlar, Hashim ibn ʿAbd Manāf was the great-grandfather of the Prophet Muhammad and the founder of the Hashimite line.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Haşim?

The root word of Haşim is hāšim (Arabic): “crusher, breaker”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Haşim?

Ha·şim, 2 syllables; IPA: /haˈʃim/.