Essam (Arabic: عِصام ‘iṣām) is an Arabic male given name and surname. It means "defended; protected; well-preserved; well-protected; well-kept; preserved; reserved; safeguarded".
Surname
editNotable people with the surname Essam include:
- Chloe Essam (born 1999), English netball player
- Connor Essam (born 1992), English footballer
- Mohamed Essam (Egyptian footballer) (born 1994), Egyptian footballer
- Ramy Essam (born 1987), Egyptian musician
- Shehab Essam (born 1995), Egyptian squash player
Given name
editNotable people with the given name Essam include:
- Essam Abdel-Azim (born 1970), Egyptian footballer
- Essam Dhahi (born 1983), Emirati footballer
- Essam El Hadary (born 1973), Egyptian footballer
- Essam Heggy (born 1975), Egyptian space scientist
- Essam E. Khalil (born 1948), Egyptian engineer and academic
- Essam Marei (born 1965), Egyptian footballer
- Essam Sharaf (born 1952), Egyptian academic
- Essam Tharwat (born 1986), Egyptian footballer
- Essam Yassin (born 1987), Iraqi footballer