Rahm is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

The surname has a number of etymologies. As a surname of German and Scandinavian origin, it may be a habitational name from a number of places in Westphalia and the Rhineland, or an occupational name derived from Middle High German rām "soot", or an occupational name from Middle High German rame "stand, rack, frame". The German surname Rähm is a variant of Rehm.

Rahm (name)

Bror Yngve Rahm (born 1955), Norwegian politician

Christina Rahm (c. 1760–1837), Swedish actress and opera singer

Dave Rahm (1931–1976), Canadian geologist and stunt pilot

Ilmari Rahm (1888–1938), Finnish chess master

John Rahm (1854–1935), American golfer

Johnny Rahm (1965–2004), American actor

Jon Rahm (born 1994), Spanish golfer

Karl Rahm (1907–1947), Austrian-born German SS officer, commandant of the Theresienstadt concentration camp, executed for war crimes Kevin Rahm (born 1971), American actor Philippe Rahm (born 1967), Swiss architect

Rahm (name)

Given name

The given name is derived from the Hebrew (mercy) or (high, lofty). Rahm Emanuel (born 1959), American politician, Mayor of Chicago

Rahm (name)

Fictional characters

Rahm Kota, a Jedi who becomes Galen Marek's master in the unfinished Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video game series.

See also

Rahme, given name and surname

References

German toponymic surnames

German-language surnames