Asim (also spelled Aasim, Asim, Asem Arabic: عاصم‎‎ 'Äá¹£im) is a male given name of Arabic origin, which means "protector, guardian, defender." This same word also means "a word, a message" in Akan, spoken by Akans and by inhabitants of Suriname.
Aseem or Asim (Sanskrit: असीम asīma) is an Indian masculine given name meaning 'unlimited/limitless/infinite'. It is not related to the often identically spelt name of Arabic origin Asim.