Arabic · Boy name
Khalil
“friend”
About the name Khalil
Khalil is an Arabic masculine name derived from khalil, a word for a friend or intimate companion. The term carries religious weight in Islamic tradition, where the patriarch Abraham is called Khalil Allah, the friend of God, and the city of Hebron is known in Arabic as al-Khalil in his honour. The Lebanese-American poet and painter Kahlil Gibran, author of The Prophet, carried the name in an anglicised spelling. Turkish uses the related form Halil, and Khaleel is a further English transliteration.
- Meaning
- friend
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- kah-LEEL(2 syl.)
Middle names for Khalil
- Khalil James
- Khalil Amir
- Khalil Elias
- Khalil Rafael
- Khalil Noor
Questions about Khalil
- What does Khalil mean?
- Khalil is an Arabic name meaning "friend".
- How do you pronounce Khalil?
- Khalil is pronounced kah-LEEL, with emphasis on the second syllable.
- What are variants of Khalil?
- Variants of Khalil include Kahlil, Halil, Khaleel.
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