Given name · Ottoman Turkish · Persian
خلیل
“a beloved friend”
خلیل (Halil) is a masculine given name from Arabic. It is used in Persian and Ottoman Turkish.
Ottoman Turkish and PersianWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Halil.
Meaning & origin
What it means
خلیل is Halil written in Arabic script. One Turkish interpretation is “a beloved friend.”
Explained through its name family
خلیل’s family of names
In Ottoman Turkish usage, خلیل can be written in the Roman alphabet as Halil.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
خلیل has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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