Meaning & Origin
strap, belt
Reem is a girl's baby name of Arabic origin, meaning 'white gazelle' — from the Arabic rīm, referring to the beautiful, graceful white antelope of the Arabian Peninsula. The gazelle is a classical symbol of beauty and grace in Arabic poetry.
In Arabic poetry, the reem (white gazelle) is the archetypal image of feminine grace — slender, swift, and exquisitely beautiful. The name has been used in Arabic poetry for centuries as a byword for the ideal beloved. Short, distinctive, and with one of the most poetically beautiful meanings in the Arabic naming tradition.