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Khalifah name meaning

“successor, representative, caliph”

Letters
8
Syllables
3
First letter
K
Origin
Arabic
Category
Malay Names
Gender
♀ Girl
1

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Khalifah

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Malay Names: KMeaning leadershipArabic origin

Khalifah is a name from Arabic meaning 'successor' or 'representative', also the title of a Muslim ruler.

What does Khalifah mean?

Successor, representative, caliph

In Malay: pengganti; wakil; khalifah

Sources (1)

About the name Khalifah

Khalifah comes from Arabic khalīfa, a successor or stand-in, from the verb khalafa. It is also the title of a ruler of the Muslim community, the caliph. The JPN data records it for girls.

Gender♀ Girl
OriginArabic
SyllablesKha-li-fah
First letterMalay Names starting with K
Arabic scriptخليفة

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: خليفة · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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