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Khidir name meaning

“the green one”

Letters
6
Syllables
2
First letter
K
Origin
Arabic
Category
Malay Names
Gender
♂ Boy
4

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Khidir

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Malay Names: KMeaning natureArabic origin

Khidir is a boy's name from Arabic traditionally meaning 'the green one', linked to the figure al-Khidr.

What does Khidir mean?

The green one

In Malay: yang hijau

Sources (1)

About the name Khidir

Khidir is the Malay spelling of Khidr or al-Khidr (الخضر), a figure in Islamic tradition linked to the story of Musa (Moses). Wikipedia notes that the name shares its triliteral root with akhdar, 'green', and has traditionally been taken to mean 'the green one'. Variants such as Khidr and Khizir are also used.

Gender♂ Boy
OriginArabic
SyllablesKhi-dir
First letterMalay Names starting with K
Arabic scriptخضر

Compound names with Khidir

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Khidr · en.wikipedia.org · meaning

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