Essam

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
Notable 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
Notable 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