Asem (also spelled Aasem, Asim Arabic: عاصم ‘āṣim) is a male given name of Arabic origin, which means "savior, protector, guardian, defender."
 
Asem is also a female given name of Kazakh origin, which means "beauty, beautiful, refined, graceful, elegant, excellent, splendid, magnificent." It is not related to the Indian given name Asim.
 
Given name
 
Asim ibn Omar, famous Tabi'un and Early Hadith scholar.
Umm Asim bint Asim, was the mother of Umayyad caliph Umar II (r. 717–720) and wife of Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan.
Asim Abdulrahman, Egyptian militant
Asım Akin, Turkish physician
Abu Asim Azmi, Indian politician
Asım Orhan Barut, Turkish-American theoretical physicist
Asim Brkan, Bosnian singer, musician and artist
Asim Ferhatović, Bosnian footballer
Asim Sarajlić, Bosnian politician
Asim Peco, Bosnian linguist
Asim Kurjak, Bosnian scientist
Asım Can Gündüz, Turkish rock and blues guitarist
Asım Güzelbey, Turkish politician