Malay Names · Girl
Holifah name meaning
“successor; deputy; caliph”
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 3●●●
- First letter
- H
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
- Arabic scriptخليفة
Holifah is a girl's name from Arabic meaning 'successor' or 'deputy', a variant of Khalifah.
What does Holifah mean?
About the name Holifah
Holifah is a variant of Khalifah, from Arabic khalīfa, derived from the verb khalafa, 'to succeed, to substitute'. It means successor, deputy or caliph. The spellings Holifah and Kholifah follow pronunciation.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Syllables | Ho-li-fah |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with H |
| Arabic script | خليفة |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: خليفة · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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