Malay Names · Boy
Khalil name meaning
“close friend”
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- K
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptخليل
7
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Khalil
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Khalil is a boy's name from Arabic meaning 'close friend'.
What does Khalil mean?
About the name Khalil
Khalil comes from the Arabic word khalil, meaning a close friend. The word also appears in the epithet Khalil al-Rahman for the Prophet Ibrahim, and al-Khalil is the Arabic name of Hebron. Other spellings include Halil and Khaleel.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Root | خ ل ل · kh-l-l |
| Syllables | Kha-lil |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with K |
| Arabic script | خليل |
|---|
Compound names with Khalil
Sources
- Wiktionary: خليل · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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