Qasim, Kassem or Qasem is the transliteration of the male given name (Arabic: قاسم, Qāsim), pronounced with a long first syllable.
The meaning is one who distributes.
The first known bearer of the name was the son of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Qasim ibn Muhammad.
There is an occasional variant spelling, (Arabic: قسیم, Qasīm), distinguished by a long second syllable.
Both names can also be used as surnames.