Hashim

Pronunciation	Arabic: [haːʃɪm]
Gender	Male
Word/name	Arabic
Meaning	crusher, breaker
Alternative spelling	Hashem, Hachem

Hashim (Arabic: هاشم‎‎) is a common male Arabic given name, which signifies "breaker of bread".

The title Hashim was given to 'Amr al-ʻUlā ibn 'Abd Manaf, as he was generous in providing bread to poor people and travelers going to Mecca. This Hashim was the great-grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the progenitor of the Banu Hashim clan of the distinguished Quraish tribe in Mecca.

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